About Johnson
The name Johnson is of English origin and is derived from the given name John, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious." The surname Johnson signifies "son of John" and is a patronymic surname commonly used to denote a person's descent from someone named John. It is a popular surname in English-speaking countries and has various spellings and forms across different cultures.
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Most individuals with the name Johnson are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 6.52% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Johnson in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Johnson using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.