Johnston (surname)
Johnston is in most cases a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland. Historically, the surname has been most common throughout Scotland and Ireland.
Etymology
The habitational surname originates in most cases from the place so called in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name John and tone or toun, literally meaning "John's town". There are several similar place names in Scotland, including the city of Perth, which was once known as St. John's Toun. This and other similarly named locations may also be sources for the surname Johnston. Johnston is commonly traced back to Ireland, however it is believed the name and people migrated from Scotland.Regional occurrences of the surname suggest a possible Cumbric Origin.
People with the surname ''Johnston''
A–E
- Alan Johnston, BBC correspondent
- Albert Johnston , Australian rugby league footballer
- Albert Sidney Johnston, Texian Brigadier General, American Brevet Brigadier General, and Confederate General. He was killed at the battle of Shiloh.
- Alexander Johnston, several people
- Andrew Johnston
- Andrew Galbraith Johnston, brewer of Oakbank, South Australia
- Anthony Johnston, several people
- Arthur Johnston , Scottish physician and poet
- Arthur Johnston, British bell maker with Gillett & Johnston
- Arthur Johnston , American composer and songwriter
- Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke, British peer
- Arthur Johnston , Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Ben Johnston
- Bertie Johnston aka Edward Johnston
- Bill Johnston
- Brian Johnston, broadcaster and cricket commentator
- Brian Johnston, Australian former professional rugby league footballer and administrator
- Charles Clement Johnston, U.S. Representative from Virginia
- Charles John Johnston, New Zealand politician and mayor
- Christina Johnston, British operatic soprano
- Clay Johnston, American medical academic
- Clay Johnston, American football linebacker
- Clyde M. Johnston, American politician from Wisconsin
- Chris Johnston , Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
- Dale Johnston, Canadian curler
- Daniel Johnston, musician
- Daryl Johnston, American football fullback, nicknamed "Moose"
- David Johnston
- Denis Johnston, Irish playwright
- Dick Johnston, American baseball player
- Donald James Johnston, former Canadian politician and the Secretary General of the OECD
- Edward Johnston, British teacher of calligraphy
- Edward Johnston, American artist and designer
- Elmer E. Johnston, American politician
F–L
- Fergus Johnston, Irish composer
- Francis Earl Johnston, Commander of 1st NZ Infantry Brigade, World War 1
- General Washington Johnston, an American lawyer and politician
- George Johnston , American lawyer and politician
- George Johnston , leader of the Rum rebellion, briefly Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
- George Johnston , Scottish surgeon and naturalist
- George Johnston, Australian journalist and novelist
- George Johnston, Canadian politician
- George Johnston, Australian Major General in World War 1, member of the Fitzroy City Council from 1896 to 1900
- George Johnston, designer of Scotland's first motorcar and co-founder of Arrol-Johnston Car Company Ltd.
- George Johnston, former National Hockey League player
- George Johnston, former Scottish footballer for Cardiff City, Arsenal, Fulham and others
- George Benson Johnston, Canadian poet.
- George Doherty Johnston, American general and politician
- Gerald MacIntosh Johnston, a Canadian Broadway stage actor
- Greg Johnston , former New Zealand rover
- Harold I. Johnston, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Harry Johnston, British explorer and administrator
- Harry Johnston, English international footballer
- Harry Johnston, Surveyor-General of Western Australia
- Hunter Johnston, American professional wrestler, known as Delirious
- Isabel Marion Weir Johnston, pioneering woman student
- Ivan Murray Johnston, American botanist
- James Johnston
- Jenifer Johnston, Scottish journalist
- Jennifer Johnston, Irish novelist
- Jerry Johnston, American clergyman
- Joe Johnston, American film director
- John S. Johnston, American maritime photographer
- John W. Johnston, American lawyer and politician
- Joseph E. Johnston, U.S. Brigadier General, later a Confederate General.
- Julie Johnston, maiden name of American soccer player Julie Ertz
- Ken Johnston, Deputy Head of Media Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters
- Kristen Johnston, American actress
- Larry Johnston, NHL ice hockey player
- Levi Johnston, American male model and entertainer
- Luke Johnston, Scottish footballer
- Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
M–Z
- Mary Johnston, American novelist and women's rights advocate
- Matt Johnston, American television and film producer
- Max Johnston, multi-instrumentalist
- Michael Johnston, several people
- Naazmi Johnston, Olympic Athlete
- Ollie Johnston, American pioneer of motion picture animation
- Patrick Johnston, producer of plays and probable lost fifteenth century Scottish poet
- Reginald Johnston, Scottish teacher of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China
- Richard F. Johnston, American ornithologist, academic and author
- Rita Johnston, Canadian politician
- Robbie Johnston, New Zealand long-distance runner
- Rod Johnston, Scottish radio presenter
- Ron Johnston, New Zealand speedway rider
- Ron J. Johnston, British geographer
- Samuel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina and Continental Congress delegate
- Sam Johnston, American professional wrestler
- Sarah Johnston, birth name of Australian politician Sarah Mitchell
- Sex W. Johnston, pseudonym of Irish poet John W. Sexton
- Stiven De Johnston, 14th Century Founder of the Scottish Hilton Clan
- Sue Johnston, English actress
- Suzanne Johnston, Australian operatic mezzo-soprano
- Tarik "Rvssian" Johnston, Jamaican music producer
- Teri Johnston, American politician and first openly lesbian woman to be elected as a Florida mayor
- Tom Jack Johnston, an Australian DJ and music producer
- Tom Johnston
- Tommy Johnston, Scottish footballer
- Trent Johnston, Irish cricketer
- Willie Johnston, Scottish footballer
- Zoë Johnston, British singer-songwriter