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Johnson

in Rhode Island

There are 2,795 people with the last name "Johnson" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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  1. is 1st most common Smith
  2. is 2nd most common Johnson
  3. is 3rd most common Brown
  4. is 4th most common Silva
  5. is 5th most common Martin
  6. is 6th most common Medeiros
  7. is 7th most common Williams
  8. is 8th most common Anderson
  9. is 9th most common Sullivan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Johnson

Robert, David, John, Michael, Carl, Mary, Paul, William, James, Steven

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)

FOREBEARS Johnson is the second most frequent surname in the U.S. It was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808– 75), 17th president of the U.S., was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough.Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (b. about 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight Counties, VA. Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke (d. 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St.George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.

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