Johansson

Johansson
Origin
Language(s)Germanic
Meaning"son of Johan"
Region of originSweden
Other names
Variant form(s)Johanson, Johansen, Johnson, Jones

Johansson is a patronymic family name of Swedish origin meaning "son of Johan", or "Johan's son". It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson. (First 18 surnames ends -sson.) The Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch variant is Johansen, while the most common spelling in the US is Johnson. There are still other spellings. Johansson is an uncommon given name.

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