Distribution of the name 'Johnson'
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Geographical distribution of the name 'Johnson' in the UK
Statistics: Figures on the surname 'Johnson'
In the UK there are 39.810 phone book entries with the surname Johnson and approximately 173.370 persons with this name.
Thus, the surname Johnson is the 14. most frequent name in the UK.
People with this surname live in 69 counties. Most occurrences are in West Yorkshire: 3.104.
Other counties with lots of occurrences are Greater London (2.888), Lancashire (2.345), West Midlands (2.228), Greater Manchester (1.912), Kent (1.403), Tyne and Wear (1.201), Cheshire (1.169), Essex (1.151), as well as Merseyside (1.079).
The following surnames sound like Johnson: Jamieson, Jameson, Jensen, Joynson, Jamison, Jenkin, Jennison, Jansen, Johansen, Jenson, Joinson, Janson, Johnsen, Johansson, Janssen, Jemison, Jameison, Johanson, Jeniqn, Jonsson, Jamson, Jenneson, Johannessen, Jenkyn, Jonson, Jemson, Jeneson, Johannesen, Jimmison, Junkin.
The distribution of the name 'Johnson' in other countries
Occurrence of the name Johnson in the counties
| West Yorkshire - The surname Johnson is is the 10. most common name - 3.104 persons |
| Greater London - The surname Johnson is is the 11. most common name - 2.888 persons |
| Lancashire - The surname Johnson is is the 12. most common name - 2.345 persons |
| West Midlands - The surname Johnson is is the 9. most common name - 2.228 persons |
| Greater Manchester - The surname Johnson is is the 8. most common name - 1.912 persons |
| Kent - The surname Johnson is is the 11. most common name - 1.403 persons |
| Tyne and Wear - The surname Johnson is is the 11. most common name - 1.201 persons |
| Cheshire - The surname Johnson is is the 8. most common name - 1.169 persons |
| Essex - The surname Johnson is is the 8. most common name - 1.151 persons |
| Merseyside - The surname Johnson is is the 13. most common name - 1.079 persons |
| Hampshire - The surname Johnson is the 12. most common name - 1.070 persons |
| North Yorkshire - The surname Johnson is the 9. most common name - 1.051 persons |
| Staffordshire - The surname Johnson is the 6. most common name - 965 persons |
| Hereford and Worcester - The surname Johnson is the 26. most common name - 918 persons |
| Northumberland - The surname Johnson is the 5. most common name - 901 persons |
| East Sussex - The surname Johnson is the 11. most common name - 894 persons |
| Gloucestershire - The surname Johnson is the 26. most common name - 867 persons |
| South Yorkshire - The surname Johnson is the 9. most common name - 865 persons |
| Cambridgeshire - The surname Johnson is the 8. most common name - 847 persons |
| Derbyshire - The surname Johnson is the 18. most common name - 805 persons |
| Lincolnshire - The surname Johnson is the 7. most common name - 782 persons |
| Surrey - The surname Johnson is the 17. most common name - 732 persons |
| Cleveland - The surname Johnson is the 10. most common name - 721 persons |
| Hertfordshire - The surname Johnson is the 11. most common name - 715 persons |
| Northamptonshire - The surname Johnson is the 7. most common name - 649 persons |
| Durham - The surname Johnson is the 8. most common name - 582 persons |
| Dorset - The surname Johnson is the 26. most common name - 573 persons |
| Nottinghamshire - The surname Johnson is the 11. most common name - 552 persons |
| Berkshire - The surname Johnson is the 23. most common name - 482 persons |
| Suffolk - The surname Johnson is the 20. most common name - 475 persons |
| Wiltshire - The surname Johnson is is the 25. most common name - 440 persons |
| Clwyd - The surname Johnson is is the 24. most common name - 430 persons |
| Devon - The surname Johnson is is the 36. most common name - 377 persons |
| Warwickshire - The surname Johnson is is the 14. most common name - 358 persons |
| Bedfordshire - The surname Johnson is is the 11. most common name - 354 persons |
| Oxfordshire - The surname Johnson is is the 17. most common name - 337 persons |
| Somerset - The surname Johnson is is the 36. most common name - 293 persons |
| West Sussex - The surname Johnson is is the 15. most common name - 288 persons |
| Norfolk - The surname Johnson is is the 22. most common name - 278 persons |
| Shropshire - The surname Johnson is is the 32. most common name - 276 persons |
| Central - The surname Johnson is is the 443. most common name - 258 persons |
| Gwent - The surname Johnson is is the 44. most common name - 237 persons |
| Buckinghamshire - The surname Johnson is is the 9. most common name - 224 persons |
| West Glamorgan - The surname Johnson is is the 43. most common name - 223 persons |
| Strathclyde - The surname Johnson is is the 335. most common name - 148 persons |
| Lothian - The surname Johnson is is the 269. most common name - 145 persons |
| Dyfed - The surname Johnson is is the 75. most common name - 132 persons |
| Tayside - The surname Johnson is is the 248. most common name - 126 persons |
| Leicestershire - The surname Johnson is is the 12. most common name - 121 persons |
| Gwynedd - The surname Johnson is is the 45. most common name - 119 persons |
| Grampian - The surname Johnson is is the 187. most common name - 115 persons |
| Isle of Wight - The surname Johnson is is the 24. most common name - 110 persons |
| Fife - The surname Johnson is is the 443. most common name - 66 persons |
| Cornwall - The surname Johnson is is the 65. most common name - 55 persons |
| Mid Glamorgan - The surname Johnson is is the 49. most common name - 50 persons |
| Humberside - The surname Johnson is is the 3. most common name - 45 persons |
| Dumfries and Galloway - The surname Johnson is is the 165. most common name - 44 persons |
| Isle of Man - The surname Johnson is is the 11. most common name - 35 persons |
| Cumbria - The surname Johnson is is the 95. most common name - 31 persons |
| Powys - The surname Johnson is is the 100. most common name - 30 persons |
| Borders - The surname Johnson is is the 89. most common name - 29 persons |
| South Glamorgan - The surname Johnson is is the 50. most common name - 27 persons |
| Avon - The surname Johnson is is the 48. most common name - 27 persons |
| County Antrim - The surname Johnson is is the 756. most common name - 25 persons |
| County Down - The surname Johnson is is the 725. most common name - 15 persons |
| Highland - The surname Johnson is is the 702. most common name - 10 persons |
| County Londonderry - The surname Johnson is is the 1043. most common name - 3 persons |
| Fermanagh - The surname Johnson is is the 926. most common name - 2 persons |
| County Armagh - The surname Johnson is is the 496. most common name - 1 person |
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