Johnston is in most cases a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland; The surname is most common throughout Scotland, Ireland and North America.
The habitational surname originates in most cases from the place so called in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name John and tone or toun ("settlement" in Middle English; tun in Old English), literally meaning "John's town". There are several similar place names in Scotland, including the city of Perth, which was once known as St. John's Toun. This and other similarly named locations may also be sources for the surname Johnston. In other cases, Johnston].
Alan Johnston (born 1962), BBC correspondentAlbert Johnston, Australian rugby league footballerAlbert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Texian Brigadier General, American Brevet Brigadier General, and Confederate (full) General. He was killed at the battle of Shiloh(American Civil War).Andrew Johnston (Australian actor)Andrew Galbraith Johnston (died 1886), brewer of Oakbank, South AustraliaArthur Johnston (poet) (1587–1641), Scottish physician and poetArthur Johnston (fl. 1877), British bell maker with Gillett & JohnstonArthur Johnston (composer) (1898–1954), American composer and songwriterArthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke (born 1933), British peerArthur Johnston (politician) (born 1947), Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaBen Johnston (disambiguation)Bertie Johnston aka Edward Johnston (politician)Bill Johnston (disambiguation)Brian Johnston, broadcaster and cricket commentatorBrian Johnston (rugby league), Australian former rugby league player and administratorCharles Clement Johnston, U.S. Representative from VirginiaCharles John Johnston, New Zealand politician and mayorChristina Johnston (1987-), British opera singerClyde M. Johnston, American politician from WisconsinChris Johnston (ice hockey) (born 1974), Canadian retired professional ice hockey playerDaniel Johnston, musicianDarryl Johnston (born 1966), American football fullback, nicknamed "Moose"David Johnston (disambiguation)Denis Johnston (1901–1984), Irish playwrightDick Johnston (1863–1984), American baseball playerDonald James Johnston, former Canadian politician and the Secretary General of the OECDEdward Johnston, British teacher of calligraphyEdward Johnston (artist), American artist and designerElmer E. Johnston (1898–1985), American politicianFergus Johnston (born 1959), Irish composerFrancis Earl Johnston, Commander of 1st NZ Infantry Brigade, World War 1General Washington Johnston (1776-1833), an American lawyer and politicianGeorge Johnston (burgess) (1700–1766), American lawyer and politicianGeorge Johnston (New South Wales), Lieutenant-Governor of New South WalesGeorge Johnston (novelist), Australian journalist and novelistGeorge Johnston (politician), Canadian politicianGeorge Johnston (general), Australian Major General in World War 1 - Member of the Fitzroy City Council from 1896 to 1900George Johnston (engineer), Designer of Scotland's first motorcar and co-founder of Arrol-Johnston Car Company Ltd.George Johnston (ice hockey), former National Hockey League playerGeorge Johnston (footballer), former Scottish footballer for Cardiff City, Arsenal, Fulham and othersGeorge Benson Johnston (1913–2004), Canadian poet.George Doherty Johnston (1832–1910), American General and politicianGerald MacIntosh Johnston, a Canadian Broadway stage actorGreg Johnston, former New Zealand roverHarold I. Johnston, American Medal of Honor recipientHarry Johnston, British explorer and administratorHarry Johnston (footballer, born 1919), English international footballerHarry Johnston (surveyor), Surveyor-General of Western AustraliaHunter Johnston, American professional wrestlerIvan Murray Johnston (1898–1960), American botanistJames Johnston (disambiguation)Jenifer Johnston, Scottish journalistJennifer Johnston (born 1930), Irish novelistJerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergymanJohn S. Johnston (c.1839–1899), American maritime photographerJohn W. Johnston (1818-1889), American lawyer and politicianJoseph E. Johnston, U.S. Brigadier General, later a Confederate (full) General.Julie Johnston (born 1992), American soccer playerKen Johnston (journalist), Deputy Head of Media Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters (United Kingdom)Kristen Johnston, American actressLarry Johnston, NHL ice hockey playerLevi Johnston, American male model and entertainerLuke Johnston (born 1993), Scottish footballerLynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonistMary Johnston, American novelist and women's rights advocateMax Johnston, multi-instrumentalist (Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, The Gourds)Naazmi Johnston, Olympic AthleteOllie Johnston, American pioneer of motion picture animationPatrick Johnston (medieval courtier), producer of plays and probable lost fifteenth century Scottish poetReginald Johnston, Scottish teacher of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of ChinaRichard F. Johnston, American ornithologist, academic and authorRita Johnston, Canadian politicianRobbie Johnston, New Zealand long-distance runnerRod Johnston (born 1974), Scottish radio presenterRon Johnston, New Zealand speedway riderRon J. Johnston, British geographerSamuel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina and Continental Congress delegateSam Johnston (wrestler), American professional wrestlerSex W. Johnston, pseudonym of Irish poet John W. SextonStiven De Johnston, 14th Century Founder of the Scottish Hilton ClanSue Johnston, English actressTarik "Rvssian" Johnston, Jamaican music producerTom Jack Johnston, an Australian DJ and music producerTom Johnston (disambiguation)Tommy Johnston, Scottish footballerTrent Johnston (born 1974), Irish cricketerWillie Johnston, Scottish footballerZoë Johnston, British singer-songwriter