Johnston.
A Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town".
Meaning & usage
A Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town".
An English surname, variant of Johnson.
A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9310).
A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.
A city in Polk County, Iowa, United States.
An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States named after Augustus Johnston.
A town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States.
Where this word comes from
From John + -s- + -ton.
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