Johnston
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Johnston may refer to Johnston (surname)
Johnston (surname)
Johnston is a surname which in most cases is a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland, however it can most also be a variant of the surname Johnstone. The surname is most common throughout Scotland and Ireland.-Etymology:...

. It may also refer to:

In places:
  • Johnston Atoll
    Johnston Atoll
    Johnston Atoll is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean about west of Hawaii. There are four islands located on the coral reef platform, two natural islands, Johnston Island and Sand Island, which have been expanded by coral dredging, as well as North Island and East Island , an additional two...

    , in the central Pacific Ocean
  • Johnston, Pembrokeshire
    Johnston, Pembrokeshire
    Johnston is a community in the hundred of Roose, Pembrokeshire, Wales.It lies on the A4076 road approximately midway between Haverfordwest and the port of Milford Haven and is served by Johnston railway station. Until the end of the 19th century, anthracite was mined here...

    , Wales
  • United States
    • Johnston, Iowa
      Johnston, Iowa
      -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,278 in the city, with a population density of . There were 6,618 housing units, of which 6,369 were occupied....

    • Johnston, Rhode Island
      Johnston, Rhode Island
      Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 28,769 at the 2010 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House a stone-ender museum and the only landfill in Rhode Island...

    • Johnston, South Carolina
      Johnston, South Carolina
      Johnston is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,336 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area...

    • Johnston County, North Carolina
      Johnston County, North Carolina
      -Major highways:* Interstate 40* Interstate 95* U.S. Highway 70* U.S. Highway 301* U.S. Highway 701-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 121,965 people, 46,595 households, and 33,688 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were...

    • Johnston County, Oklahoma
      Johnston County, Oklahoma
      Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 10,513. Its county seat is Tishomingo.-Geography:...

    • Port Johnston Coal Docks
      Port Johnston Coal Docks
      The Port Johnston Coal Docks were built on Constable Hook in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1864 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The coal dock was named after the company's president John Taylor Johnston....

       at Constable Hook


In other uses:
  • Johnston (typeface)
    Johnston (typeface)
    Johnston is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by and named after Edward Johnston. It is well known for its use by Transport for London....

    , the typeface used on the London Underground
  • Johnston Press
    Johnston Press
    Johnston Press plc is a newspaper publishing company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Its flagship titles are The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post; it also operates many other newspapers around the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man. It is the second-largest publisher...

    , a newspaper publishing company in the UK


In weaponry:
  • Johnston Model D1918 machine gun

See also

  • Edward Johnston (artist)
    Edward Johnston (artist)
    Edward S. Johnston is an American new media artist and designer creating works involving animation, digital imaging, interactive media, and digitally fabricated objects...

    , American artist and designer
  • The Johnstons
    The Johnstons
    The Johnstons were an Irish close-harmony folk band, originally founded in Slane, County Meath, Ireland, consisting of Adrienne, Lucy and Michael Johnston. They began performing in the early 1960s in Slane....

    , Irish band

  • Johnstone
    Johnstone
    Johnstone is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire and larger historic county of the same name in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.The town lies three miles west of neighbouring Paisley and twelve miles west of the centre of the city of Glasgow...

    • Johnstone (surname)
      Johnstone (surname)
      Johnstone is a surname. It is a variant of the similar surname Johnston which in most cases is a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland. However, it can also be a variant of the surname Johnson.-Etymology:...

  • Johnson
    Johnson
    Johnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"...

  • Johnstown (disambiguation)
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