Johnston

in North Carolina

There are 3,358 people with the last name "Johnston" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Johnston 267
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  1. is 263rd most common Hardy
  2. is 264th most common Haynes
  3. is 265th most common Moody
  4. is 266th most common Bowen
  5. is 267th most common Johnston
  6. is 268th most common Moss
  7. is 269th most common Wooten
  8. is 270th most common Washington
  9. is 271st most common Barker

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Johnston

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



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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