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Johnston

in Alabama

There are 2,752 people with the last name "Johnston" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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Johnston 172
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  1. is 168th most common Gardner
  2. is 169th most common Marshall
  3. is 170th most common Cunningham
  4. is 171st most common Cobb
  5. is 172nd most common Johnston
  6. is 173rd most common Austin
  7. is 174th most common Elliott
  8. is 175th most common Brewer
  9. is 176th most common Banks

Similar Names and Nicknames

Johnson, John, Johns, Johnsen, Johnstone, Johnny, Johnsrud, Johnnie, Johnsey, Johnso

Most Common First Names for Johnston

James, William, Robert, Michael, John, David, Richard, George, Charles, Linda

Meaning & History

Scottish:

  • 1. habitational name, deriving in most cases from the place so called in Annandale, in Dumfriesshire. This is derived from the genitive case of the personal name John + Middle English tone, toun ‘settlement’ (Old English tūn). There are other places in Scotland so called, including the city of Perth, which used to be known as St. John's Toun, and some of these may also be sources of the surname.
  • 2. variant of Johnson (see John), with intrusive -t-.

    • FOREBEARS As far as can be ascertained, most Scottish bearers of this surname are descendants of a certain John, probably a Norman baron from England, who held lands at Johnstone in Annandale from the Bruce family in the late 12th century. His son Gilbert was the first to take the surname Johnstone and their descendants later held the earldom of Annandale.

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