| ![Show Contents]() Johnsson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Denmark Sweden The surname Johnsson is derived from the personal name Johan or John. These names are derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, which literally means "Jehovah has favored." This name, which was Latinized as Johannes, gained tremendous popularity during the medieval era. This is due to the exploits of St. John the Baptist, St. John the Evangelist, and nearly one thousand other saints of the same name. The suffix -son and its variants are translatable as 'son of.' Johnsson Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Jahn, Johansen, Johannsen, Johannesen, Jonsen, Johnsen, Jensen, Joensen, Jansen, Jahnsen, Jantzen, Johanson, Johansson, Johanesson, Johannsson, Johannesson, Jonsson, Johnsson, Jönsson and many more.
 Johnsson migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Johnsson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anders Gustaf Johnsson, aged 32, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 1
- Carolina Johnsson, aged 9, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 1
- Johannes Johnsson, aged 47, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 1
- Israel Johnsson, aged 20, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 1
- Petter Johnsson, aged 29, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1849 1
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Johnsson (post 1700) | + |
- William G. Johnsson (1934-2023), Australian Seventh-day Adventist theologian, author, and editor of the Adventist Review
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Johnsson migration to the United States 
