Johnstone (surname)
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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
.
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:...
which in most cases is a habitational surname
Habitational name
A habitational name is a type of name. These names denote the starting inhabited location. Such locations can be any type of settlement, such as: homesteads, farms, enclosures, villages, hamlets, strongholds or cottages. The second element of a habitational name describes the type of settlement...
derived from several places in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. However, it can also be a variant of the surname 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"...
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Etymology
- The habitational surname Johnstone / Johnston is in most cases derived from the name of JohnstoneJohnstoneJohnstone 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...
located in Annandale, DumfriesshireDumfriesshireDumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The lieutenancy area of Dumfries has similar boundaries.Until 1975 it was a county. Its county town was Dumfries...
, Scotland. This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given nameGiven nameA given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
John and tone or toun ("settlement" in Middle EnglishMiddle EnglishMiddle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
; tun in Old English), literally meaning "John's town". There are several similar place names in Scotland, including the city of PerthPerth, ScotlandPerth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
, which was once known as St. John's Toun. This and other similarly named locations may also be sources for the habitational surnames Johnstone / Johnston. - Johnstone / Johnston in other cases is a variant of the surname Johnson.
List of persons with the surname
- Johnstone, AlexAlex JohnstoneAlex Johnstone is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland Region since 1999. He fought the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency in the 2005 General Election, finishing second...
(1961 - ), a politician - Johnstone, ArchibaldArchibald JohnstoneArchibald Hynd Johnstone is a Canadian businessman and retired Senator.Born in Burlington, Prince Edward Island, he was a crew member with the Royal Canadian Air Force heavy bombing squadron during World War II....
(1924 - ), Canadian businessman and retired Senator - Johnstone, BobbyBobby JohnstoneRobert "Bobby" Johnstone was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Famous Five forward line of Hibernian....
(1929–2001), Scottish football player - Johnstone, CharlesCharles JohnstoneCharles Johnstone , novelist. Prevented by deafness from practising at the Irish Bar, he went to India, where he was proprietor of a newspaper. He wrote one successful book, Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea, a somewhat sombre satire, and some others now utterly forgotten.-External links:...
(1719? - 1800), novelist - Johnstone, ColinColin JohnstoneColin Gordon Johnstone was a New Zealand representative rower.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in the same event, his best result was in 1956 in Helsinki where the coxed four placed fourth in...
, New Zealander rower - Johnstone, DaveyDavey JohnstoneDavey Johnstone , is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John.-Career:...
(1951 - ), rock guitarist and vocalist - Johnstone, DerekDerek JohnstoneDerek Joseph Johnstone is a former Scottish association footballer.Johnstone played mainly for Rangers during his career. He also had a spell at Chelsea and a brief stint in management with Partick Thistle. He mainly played as a striker but could also perform in central defence, and in midfield...
(1953 - ), Scottish former professional footballer - Johnstone, Professor Eve C.Eve JohnstoneEve C. Johnstone , CBE MD FRCP FRCPsych DPM FMedSci FRSE is a Scottish neuroscientist. She is currently Professor of Psychiatry and Head of the Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh....
, The Head of the Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh - Johnstone, Gavin WildridgeGavin Wildridge JohnstoneDr Gavin Wildridge Johnstone was an Australian ornithologist who grew up and was educated in Scotland. He completed his PhD thesis on the ecology and behaviour of Black Grouse, at the University of Aberdeen in 1969. He moved to Australia in 1969 to participate in the 1970 Australian National...
(1941–87), Australian ornithologist - Johnstone, GeorgeGeorge JohnstoneGeorge Johnstone was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of post-captain and serving for a time as commodore of a squadron...
(1730–87), British naval officer and member of Parliament - Johnstone, GraemeGraeme JohnstoneGraeme Johnstone was the state coroner of Victoria, Australia from 1994-2007. He retired on 29 November 2007, and was replaced by Judge Jennifer Coate. He is noted for often personally visiting the scenes of deaths that fall within his jurisdiction....
, state coroner of Victoria, Australia - Johnstone, JayJay JohnstoneJohn William Johnstone Jr. is an American former professional baseball player, active from 1966 to 1985 for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs...
(1945 - ), former Major League Baseball player - Johnstone, James (disambiguation)
- Johnstone, John (1700s), a Mayor of New York City (1714–19)
- Johnstone, JohnJohn Johnstone (baseball)John William Johnstone , is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1993 to 2000. He played for the Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and San Francisco Giants....
(1968 - ), former Major League Baseball player - Johnstone, KeithKeith JohnstoneKeith Johnstone is a drama instructor whose teachings and books have focused on improvisational theatre and have had a major influence on the art of improvisation.-Education:...
(1933 - ), a drama instructor - Johnstone, LanceLance JohnstoneLance Johnstone is a former American football defensive end. He was a four-year letterman for Temple University, playing his final three seasons at linebacker and serving as team captain in 1994 and 1995...
(1973 - ), American football player - Johnstone, ParkerParker JohnstoneParker Johnstone III is a former race car driver and motorsports announcer from Redmond, Oregon. An accomplished musician, he was the principal trumpet of the International Youth Orchestra, touring Europe, playing with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic, and famed pianist Van Cliburn...
(1961 - ), American race car driver - Johnstone, Paul Neil Milne (circa 1952 - 2004), British poet
- Johnstone, PeterPeter JohnstonePeter Johnstone was the governor of Anguilla from 4 February 2000 until 29 April 2004.-External links:*...
(1944 - ), governor of Anguilla (2000–04) - Johnstone, Peter T.Peter Johnstone (mathematician)Peter Tennant Johnstone is Professor of the Foundations of Mathematics at St. John's College, Cambridge. He invented or developed a broad range of fundamental ideas in topos theory.-Books by Peter Johnstone:. –-External links:...
, mathematician - Johnstone, SandySandy JohnstoneAir Vice Marshal Alexander Vallance Riddell Johnstone CB, DFC, AE, RAF, better known as Sandy Johnstone, was a Royal Air Force squadron, wing and station commander during World War II and the commander of Commonwealth forces operating in Borneo during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation.Alexander...
(1916–2000), British Air Marshal - Johnstone, TravisTravis JohnstoneTravis Johnstone is an Australian rules footballer who has played for the Brisbane Lions and Melbourne in the Australian Football League...
(1980 - ), Australian rules footballer - Johnstone, WilliamWilliam Johnstone, 1st Marquess of AnnandaleWilliam Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, 1st Marquess of Annandale KT was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell and Henrietta Douglas...
(1600s - 1721), Scottish nobleman - Johnstone, William (1823–57), a British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Johnstone, William Bruce Gordon (1937 - ), former Formula One race car driver from South Africa
- Johnstone, William W.William W. JohnstoneWilliam Wallace Johnstone was a prolific American author, mostly of western, horror and survivalist novels.- Biography :...
(1938–2004), American author of novels about the Old West - Johnstone, Michael Cheyney. (1984 – ), Videographer, Photographer & Video Editor website'
People with a variant form of the surname
- Johnstone Milne, WilliamWilliam Johnstone MilneWilliam Johnstone Milne VC , was a Canadian soldier in World War I who posthumously received the Victoria Cross for the highest gallantry against the enemy during action in France on 9 April 1917.-Details:...
(1892–1917), Canadian soldier in World War I - Johnstone Ritchie, WilliamWilliam Johnstone RitchieSir William Johnstone Ritchie was one of the first judges appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and became the second Chief Justice of the court....
(1813 – 92), Chief Justice of the Canadian Supreme Court - Johnstone Stoney, GeorgeGeorge Johnstone StoneyGeorge Johnstone Stoney was an Irish physicist most famous for introducing the term electron as the "fundamental unit quantity of electricity"....
(1826–1911), the Irish physicist who introduced the term "electron" - Johnstone-Scott, RichardRichard Johnstone-ScottRichard Johnstone-Scott was the keeper of the famous gorilla Jambo, at the Jersey Zoo founded by Gerald Durrell. Jambo rose to news stardom in 1986, and helped change the public image of gorillas by standing guard over an unconscious boy who fell into the gorilla pen, until paramedic help could be...
, an illustrator and author
Fictional people with the surname
- Johnstone, PaulShadowhawkShadowHawk is a fictional comic book vigilante anti-hero created by Jim Valentino.He was first introduced in the Malibu Sun free promotional magazine in May of 1992...
, alter-ego of the anti-hero Shadowhawk