Johnstad

Johnstad Meaning & Origin

About Johnstad
The surname Johnstad is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the personal name "John" and the Old Norse word "staðir," meaning "place" or "homestead." Therefore, Johnstad can be interpreted as "John's place" or "John's homestead." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as "the son of John" or "descendant of John."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Johnstad is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Johnstad: 131
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Johnstad based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Johnstad is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JNSTT
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J052303
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AA1 N S T AH0 D
🌐 IPA
/johnstad*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JNSTT', 'ANSTT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J523

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Johnstad in Braille

Here's how to represent Johnstad in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Johnstad in braille

How to sign the name Johnstad using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Johnstad using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Johnstad in sign language

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