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Johnston

in Virginia

There are 2,876 people with the last name "Johnston" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Johnston 224
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  1. is 220th most common Armstrong
  2. is 221st most common Fleming
  3. is 222nd most common Daniels
  4. is 223rd most common Lynch
  5. is 224th most common Johnston
  6. is 225th most common Clarke
  7. is 226th most common Williamson
  8. is 227th most common Atkins
  9. is 228th most common Hopkins

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, Charles, Thomas, Mary, Richard

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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