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.
Language(s) | Middle English |
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Origin | |
Meaning | 1. "John's town" 2. "St John's town" |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Johnstone |
This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name John and tone or toun ("settlement" in Middle English, literally meaning "John's town".