Johnson is a masculine given name. It is a
patronym
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, ...
of the
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
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John'' an literally means "son of John". Notable people with the name include:
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J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Ghanaian academic
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Johnson Bademosi (born 1990), American football player
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Johnson N. Camden (1828–1908), US Senator from West Virginia
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Johnson N. Camden Jr. (1865–1942), US Senator from Kentucky, son of the above
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Johnson Charles (born 1989), West Indies cricketer
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Johnson Gwaikolo (1955–2024), Liberian politician
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Johnson Hagood (1873–1948), US Army major general
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Johnson Hagood (1829–1898), Confederate Army brigadier general and 80th Governor of South Carolina, uncle of the above
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Johnson Macaba (born 1978), Angolan footballer
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Johnson Sherrick (1841-1914), American politician and businessman from Ohio
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Johnson Simpers (1793–1887), American politician from Maryland
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Johnson C. Smith (1844–1919), American businessman
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English masculine given names
Masculine given names