Johnston

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UK/ˈd͡ʒɒn.stən/US/ˈd͡ʒɑn.stən/

proper noun

A Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town".

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Meanings

proper nounJohnston (countable and uncountable, plural Johnstons)

plural Johnstons

  1. countableuncountableA Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town".
  2. countableuncountableAn English surname, variant of Johnson.
  3. countableuncountableA village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9310).
  4. countableuncountableA suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA city in Polk County, Iowa, United States.
  6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  7. countableuncountableA town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States named after Augustus Johnston.

    In Olneyville, behind the historic Atlantic Mills, the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Bike Path connects Providence to Johnston. It features soccer fields, gardens and a pump track along the way.

    2024 June 23, Christine Chitnis, “The city that moved rivers to emerge as a cultural capital”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024
  8. countableuncountableA town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States.

Origin

From John + -s- + -ton.

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Cite this entry
APA

Johnston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnston

MLA

“Johnston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnston. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Johnston,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnston.

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