Coat of Arms & Family Crests Store
Johnson Coat of Arms / Johnson Family CrestJohnson Family Crest / Johnson Coat of Arms
Origin Displayed: English Origins Available: English, Danish, Swedish Spelling variations include: Johnson, Joneson, Jonson, Joynson and others. First found in Lincolnshire, where the Johnson family had been granted lands by Duke William on his conquest of England in 1066. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alice Johnson, who settled in Virginia in 1635; as did Abraham Johnson in 1648; Benjamin Johnson, who immigrated to the Barbados in 1660; Thomas Johnson, who sailed to St. John's, Newfoundland in 1666. (Above is a small excerpt from our 1800 word history) Motto Translated: Never unprepared. Suggested Readings for the name Johnson The Johnson Family by Ruby Wiedman, Some Johnsons of Southern Maryland by Leona A. Cryer, Those Handy Nordics by Ethel Marie Johnson Taylor, The Descendants of William and John Johnson. Some noteworthy people of the name Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) American 36th president of the United States Earvin Johnson (1959-) American original name of Magic Johnson Lucy Johnson (1922-1990) American original name of Eva Gardner Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) British author Ollie Johnson (1912-) American cartoon animator with Walt Disney Van Johnson (1916-) American actor Esther Johnson (1681-1728) English poet Lenton Johnson (1888-1958) American poet Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977) American screenwriter Ban Johnson (1864-1931) American baseball executive Anne-Marie Johnson American actress Howard Johnson (1896-1972) American founded restaurants Arte Johnson (1929-) American actor/comedian Magic Johnson (1959-) American basketball player Jack Johnson (1878-1946) American boxer Steamboat Johnson (d. 1951) American baseball umpire Bunk Johnson (1879-1949) jazz musician Rafer Johnson (contemporary) American actor and bodyguard Lady Bird Johnson (1912-) American political worker Ben Johnson (1918-) American actor Don Johnson (1949-) American actor Wilko Johnson (1947-) British R&B guitarist Pussyfoot Johnson (1862-1945) American law enforcement officer Caryn Johnson (1950-) American original name of Whoopi Goldberg Alexander Bryan Johnson (1786-1867) Eng/Am philosopher Amy Johnson (1903-1941) English aviator Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) American 17th American President Ben Johnson (1961-) Jam/Can sprinter Celia Johnson (1908-1982) English actress Eyvind Johnson (1900-1976) Swedish novelist Hewlett Johnson (1874-1966) English prelate John "Jack" Arthur Johnson (1878-1946) American black pugilist James "P" Price Johnson (1894-1955) American pianist James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) American author Lionel Pigot Johnson (1867-1902) English poet Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) English novelist Philip Cortelyou Johnson (1906-) American architect Richard Mentor Johnson (1781-1850) American politician Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer Virginia E. Shelman Johnson (1925-) American psychologist William Johnson (1715-1774) Irish merchant William Eugene Johnson (1862-1945) American original name of Pussyfoot Johnson Wallace Johnson (c.1912-) tennis player James Louis Johnson (1924-) American original name of J J Johnson James Price Johnson (1891-1955) American jazz musician Bunk Johnson (1879-1949) jazz musician Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810-1876) wife of president Johnson Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson (1912-) American original name of Lady Bird Johnson Opha M. Johnson (contemporary) American soldier/first female of the Marine Corps Reserve Holly Johnson English pop singer Amy Johnson (1903-1941) English aviator Richard Johnson American archer Michael Johnson American athlete Allen Johnson American athlete Merle Johnson (1936-) American original name of Troy Donahue Lucy Johnson (1922-1990) American original name of Ava Gardner Walter Johnson (1887-1946) American original name of the Big Train Carol Diahann Johnson (1935-) American original name of Diahann Carroll Magic Johnson (1959-) American basketball player J J Johnson (1924-) American jazz musician Please be aware that there is more than one coat of arms for this surname. If you would like this particular coat of arms, you must describe it on your order form. If you don't describe it on your order form, we will provide you with the oldest coat of arms on record for this surname, which may or may not be the one pictured above. Also, the heraldry images on this website are copyrighted. Please email me if you would like permission to use the image pictured above on a website. Johnson Coat of Arms from ENGLAND. Spelling variations include: Johnson, Joneson and others. First found in Lincolnshire where they had been granted lands by Duke William on his conquest of England in 1066. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Widow Johnson who settled in Virginia in 1623; followed by Alice in 1635, Abraham in 1648; Albert Johnson settled in Maryland in 1682; Benjamin Johnson settled in the Barbados in 1660. |
