Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>J>Johnso-Johnst>Johnston>Kentucky

Johnston

in Kentucky

There are 1,354 people with the last name "Johnston" in Kentucky.

Add to web page

Ranking in Kentucky

NameRank
Johnston 373
close
  1. is 369th most common Jacobs
  2. is 370th most common Manning
  3. is 371st most common Middleton
  4. is 372nd most common Boone
  5. is 373rd most common Johnston
  6. is 374th most common Logan
  7. is 375th most common Robbins
  8. is 376th most common Owen
  9. is 377th most common Palmer

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Johnston

James, David, William, John, Mary, Charles, Robert, Thomas, Joseph, Michael

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.

    Recent Searches for "Johnston" in Kentucky

    Since June 2009
    510

    Most Popular Search

    James Johnston, KY (9 searches)
    Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

    © 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
    Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement