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Johnston

in South Carolina

There are 1,499 people with the last name "Johnston" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Johnston 310
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  1. is 306th most common Barton
  2. is 307th most common Barrett
  3. is 308th most common Powers
  4. is 309th most common George
  5. is 310th most common Johnston
  6. is 311th most common Hood
  7. is 312th most common Jamison
  8. is 313th most common Bagwell
  9. is 314th most common Wade

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Johnston

Robert, William, James, David, Thomas, John, Joseph, Mary, Patricia, Elizabeth

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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