How common is the last name Johnson?

1,858,234 people in the United States have the last name Johnson, about 1 in 161. It ranks #2 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JOHNSON

#2

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
1,858,234
About
1 in 161
This common or more
1.4%
Who bears it

Of the 1,858,234 people with the last name Johnson, 56.8% reported their origin as White, 33.6% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Johnson

#1 Smith · 2,369,644#3 Williams · 1,561,395#4 Brown · 1,386,083

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Johnson, most common first.

#3,635 Johansen · 9,524#4,441 Johnsen · 7,748#6,728 Johanson · 4,818#6,829 Jonnson · 4,737#10,884 Johansson · 2,797#14,888 Jonson · 1,910#22,209 Jonsson · 1,190#46,089 Jonason · 499

Also a first name

As a first name, Johnson ranks #2,906 of 53,615, with 7,851 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2000, with 111 births. See Johnson as a first name

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