Frequency: (533)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Acadian form of English Johnson.
FOREBEARS: This surname was taken to Acadia in the early 18th century by an English bearer whose descendants were dispersed with the rest of the Acadians by the English in the 1750s. The name is especially frequent in LA.
GIVEN NAMES: French 4%. Andre (2), Numa (2), Camille, Celina, Girard.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
