<Tr> <Th> Variant (s) </Th> <Td> Johnstone </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> The habitational surname originates in most cases from the place so called in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland . This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name John and tone or toun ("settlement" in Middle English; tun in Old English), literally meaning "John's town". There are several similar place names in Scotland, including the city of Perth, which was once known as St. John's Toun . This and other similarly named locations may also be sources for the surname Johnston . Johnston is commonly traced back to Ireland, however it is believed the name and people migrated from Scotland . </P> <Ul> <Li> Alan Johnston (born 1962), BBC correspondent </Li> <Li> Albert Johnston (rugby league) (1891--1961), Australian rugby league footballer </Li> <Li> Albert Sidney Johnston (1803--1862), Texian Brigadier General, American Brevet Brigadier General, and Confederate (full) General . He was killed at the battle of Shiloh (American Civil War). </Li> <Li> Andrew Johnston (Australian actor) </Li> <Li> Andrew Galbraith Johnston (died 1886), brewer of Oakbank, South Australia </Li> <Li> Arthur Johnston (poet) (1587--1641), Scottish physician and poet </Li> <Li> Arthur Johnston (fl. 1877), British bell maker with Gillett & Johnston </Li> <Li> Arthur Johnston (composer) (1898--1954), American composer and songwriter </Li> <Li> Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke (born 1933), British peer </Li> <Li> Arthur Johnston (politician) (born 1947), Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta </Li> <Li> Ben Johnston (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Bertie Johnston aka Edward Johnston (politician) </Li> <Li> Bill Johnston (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Brian Johnston, broadcaster and cricket commentator </Li> <Li> Brian Johnston (rugby league), Australian former rugby league player and administrator </Li> <Li> Charles Clement Johnston, U.S. Representative from Virginia </Li> <Li> Charles John Johnston, New Zealand politician and mayor </Li> <Li> Christina Johnston (born 1987), British operatic soprano </Li> <Li> Clyde M. Johnston, American politician from Wisconsin </Li> <Li> Chris Johnston (ice hockey) (born 1974), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Daniel Johnston, musician </Li> <Li> Daryl Johnston (born 1966), American football fullback, nicknamed "Moose" </Li> <Li> David Johnston (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Denis Johnston (1901--1984), Irish playwright </Li> <Li> Dick Johnston (1863--1984), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Donald James Johnston, former Canadian politician and the Secretary General of the OECD </Li> <Li> Edward Johnston, British teacher of calligraphy </Li> <Li> Edward Johnston (artist), American artist and designer </Li> <Li> Elmer E. Johnston (1898--1985), American politician </Li> <Li> Fergus Johnston (born 1959), Irish composer </Li> <Li> Francis Earl Johnston, Commander of 1st NZ Infantry Brigade, World War 1 </Li> <Li> General Washington Johnston (1776--1833), an American lawyer and politician </Li> <Li> George Johnston (burgess) (1700--1766), American lawyer and politician </Li> <Li> George Johnston (British Marines officer) (1764--1823), leader of the Rum rebellion, briefly Lieutenant - Governor of New South Wales </Li> <Li> George Johnston (novelist), Australian journalist and novelist </Li> <Li> George Johnston (politician), Canadian politician </Li> <Li> George Johnston (general), Australian Major General in World War 1, member of the Fitzroy City Council from 1896 to 1900 </Li> <Li> George Johnston (engineer), designer of Scotland's first motorcar and co-founder of Arrol - Johnston Car Company Ltd . </Li> <Li> George Johnston (ice hockey), former National Hockey League player </Li> <Li> George Johnston (footballer), former Scottish footballer for Cardiff City, Arsenal, Fulham and others </Li> <Li> George Benson Johnston (1913--2004), Canadian poet . </Li> <Li> George Doherty Johnston (1832--1910), American general and politician </Li> <Li> Gerald MacIntosh Johnston, a Canadian Broadway stage actor </Li> <Li> Greg Johnston (rower) (born 1959), former New Zealand rover </Li> <Li> Harold I. Johnston, American Medal of Honor recipient </Li> <Li> Harry Johnston, British explorer and administrator </Li> <Li> Harry Johnston (footballer, born 1919), English international footballer </Li> <Li> Harry Johnston (surveyor), Surveyor - General of Western Australia </Li> <Li> Hunter Johnston (born 1980), American professional wrestler </Li> <Li> Ivan Murray Johnston (1898--1960), American botanist </Li> <Li> James Johnston (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Jenifer Johnston, Scottish journalist </Li> <Li> Jennifer Johnston (born 1930), Irish novelist </Li> <Li> Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman </Li> <Li> John S. Johnston (c. 1839--1899), American maritime photographer </Li> <Li> John W. Johnston (1818--1889), American lawyer and politician </Li> <Li> Joseph E. Johnston, U.S. Brigadier General, later a Confederate (full) General . </Li> <Li> Julie Johnston (born 1992), American soccer player </Li> <Li> Ken Johnston (journalist), Deputy Head of Media Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters (United Kingdom) </Li> <Li> Kristen Johnston, American actress </Li> <Li> Larry Johnston, NHL ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Levi Johnston, American male model and entertainer </Li> <Li> Luke Johnston (born 1993), Scottish footballer </Li> <Li> Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist </Li> <Li> Mary Johnston, American novelist and women's rights advocate </Li> <Li> Matt Johnston, American television and film producer (Discovery Channel, Feel Rich, Turner Broadcasting Systems) </Li> <Li> Max Johnston, multi-instrumentalist (Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, The Gourds) </Li> <Li> Michael Johnston (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Naazmi Johnston, Olympic Athlete </Li> <Li> Ollie Johnston, American pioneer of motion picture animation </Li> <Li> Patrick Johnston (medieval courtier), producer of plays and probable lost fifteenth century Scottish poet </Li> <Li> Reginald Johnston, Scottish teacher of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China </Li> <Li> Richard F. Johnston, American ornithologist, academic and author </Li> <Li> Rita Johnston, Canadian politician </Li> <Li> Robbie Johnston, New Zealand long - distance runner </Li> <Li> Rod Johnston (born 1974), Scottish radio presenter </Li> <Li> Ron Johnston, New Zealand speedway rider </Li> <Li> Ron J. Johnston, British geographer </Li> <Li> Samuel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina and Continental Congress delegate </Li> <Li> Sam Johnston (wrestler), American professional wrestler </Li> <Li> Sex W. Johnston, pseudonym of Irish poet John W. Sexton </Li> <Li> Stiven De Johnston, 14th Century Founder of the Scottish Hilton Clan </Li> <Li> Sue Johnston, English actress </Li> <Li> Suzanne Johnston (born 1958), Australian operatic mezzo - soprano </Li> <Li> Tarik "Rvssian" Johnston, Jamaican music producer </Li> <Li> Tom Jack Johnston, an Australian DJ and music producer </Li> <Li> Tom Johnston (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Tommy Johnston, Scottish footballer </Li> <Li> Trent Johnston (born 1974), Irish cricketer </Li> <Li> Willie Johnston, Scottish footballer </Li> <Li> Zoë Johnston, British singer - songwriter </Li> <Li> Tallulah "Irene" Johnston, Gidgegannup Native white girl, alright at cooking </Li> </Ul>

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