Johnstn Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Johnstn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johnstn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Johnstn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Johnstn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Johnstn occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Johnstn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Johnstn is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Johnstn live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Johnstn is most numerous in: Colorado, where 40 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and District of Columbia, where 20 percent live. Outside of The United States Johnstn is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 33 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Johnstn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Johnstn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Johnstn last name decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Johnstn Last Name Statistics demography

Johnstn earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Johnstn
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