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Johnston (M)>

Johnston (male)

Variants:Johnstone (M)
Derivative of:John (M)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
Personal communication [JMS]
Notes:

There is a significant occurrence of this forename in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire, presumably derived from the surname Johnston/Johnson, meaning "son of John". We believe that modern usage is mainly in the US.

A correspondent [JMS] asserts that the forename Johnstone [q.v.] is prevalent in Scotanld.