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There are approximately 61,347 people named Johnston in the UK. That makes it the 125th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 971 are named Johnston.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Johnston surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

JOHNSTON. JOHNSTONE. Posttowns and parishes in Dumfriesshire and Eenfrewshire. For a local surname this is exceedingly common, there being between sixty and seventy traders bearing it in Lond. Direct. It is often confounded with Johnson.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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