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Johnston

in Iowa

There are 1,832 people with the last name "Johnston" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Johnston 86
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  1. is 82nd most common Swanson
  2. is 83rd most common Kramer
  3. is 84th most common Turner
  4. is 85th most common Morgan
  5. is 86th most common Johnston
  6. is 87th most common Stevens
  7. is 88th most common Rogers
  8. is 89th most common Klein
  9. is 90th most common Bennett

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Johnston

Michael, James, Robert, Dennis, Richard, Thomas, David, John, Mary, Betty

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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