Johansen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Johan". It is most common in Denmark and Norway. The Swedish variant is Johansson, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon given name. People with the surname Johansen include:
Allan Johansen (born 1971), Danish professional road bicycle racer*August E. Johansen (1905-1995), U.S. Representative from MichiganBård Tufte Johansen (born 1969), Norwegian comedianWilliam Odd "Red" Johansen (born 1928), Canadian professional ice hockey playerBjørn Johansen (footballer) (born 1969), Norwegian footballerBodo Johansen (1911–1996), Russian zoologistDan Anton Johansen (born 1979), Danish professional footballerDarryl Johansen (born 1959), Australian chess GrandmasterDavid Johansen (born 1950), American singer, songwriter, and actorGotfred Johansen (1895-1978), Danish lightweight professional boxerH.W. "Woody" Johansen (1913-1991), American engineer and namesake of the Johansen ExpresswayHans Johansen (1897-1973), Russian-Danish zoologistHenry Johansen (1904-1988), Norwegian international football goalkeeperHermann Johansen (1866–1930), Russian zoologistHjalmar Johansen (1867-1913), Norwegian polar explorerHolger Hott Johansen (born 1974), Norwegian orienteering competitorIris Johansen (born 1938), American authorJacob Lerche Johansen (1818-1900), Norwegian Minister of the NavyJan Johansen (born 1966), Swedish singerJohan Strand Johansen (1903-1970), Norwegian Minister of Labour and politicianJohn Johansen (athlete) (1883–1947), Norwegian sprinterJohn Christen Johansen (1876-1964), Danish-American portraitistJohn M. Johansen (1916–2012), American architectJon Lech Johansen (born 1983), Norwegian known for reverse engineering data formatsK. V. Johansen (born 1968), Canadian fantasy and children's authorK. W. Johansen (born ?), Author of the yield theory for connections (1949)Kevin Johansen (born 1964), Argentine-American rock musicianKyle Johansen (born 1967), American politicianLars Emil Johansen (born 1946), second Prime Minister of GreenlandMagne Johansen (born 1965), Norwegian ski jumperMichael Johansen (born 1972), Danish professional football playerPaul Johansen (1901-1965), Estonian-German historian of Danish originPete Johansen violin player, session member of bands Sirenia, Tristania and othersRavi (Ivar Johansen) (born 1976), Norwegian musicianRoar Johansen (born 1935), Norwegian footballerRyan Johansen (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey playerSharon Johansen (born 1948), Norwegian-American model and actressStig Johansen (born 1972), Norwegian professional football strikerTerje Riis Johansen (born 1968), Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Centre PartyTrevor Johansen (born 1957), retired professional national hockey league playerTor Egil Johansen (born 1950), Norwegian footballer