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Johnston

in Pennsylvania

There are 5,066 people with the last name "Johnston" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Johnston 112
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  1. is 108th most common Torres
  2. is 109th most common Hamilton
  3. is 110th most common Beck
  4. is 111th most common Barnes
  5. is 112th most common Johnston
  6. is 113th most common Jordan
  7. is 114th most common Garcia
  8. is 115th most common Martinez
  9. is 116th most common Rice

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Johnston

James, Robert, William, David, John, Richard, Michael, Thomas, Charles, Mark

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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