Johnstone
Town in Scotland
Johnstone is a Scottish surname, originally indicating someone from a place called Johnstone—literally "John's town" or settlement.
It functions like Johnston or Johnson but with distinct Scottish heritage.
The name appears in various Scottish clan histories and remains common in Scotland and among Scottish diaspora: The Johnstones have lived in this valley for generations.
Related group sharing ancestry
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- crestHighest point or tuft
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
armorial · heraldry · Lockerbie · border · reiver · gathering · Scots · feud
Hereditary family identifier
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descendantsThose who come after
forebears · pedigree · DNA · haplogroup · Y-chromosome · genetic markers · bloodline · progenitors
Record of past events
- legacyWhat's passed down
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- cultureCollective social practices
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
patrimony · heirloom · provenance · preservation · customs · folklore · artifacts · monuments
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
chieftain · armorial · heraldry · Lockerbie · border · reiver · gathering · Scots · feud · Maxwell
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
descendants · forebears · pedigree · DNA · haplogroup · Y-chromosome · genetic markers · bloodline · progenitors · genealogist
history
Record of past events
- legacyWhat's passed down
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- cultureCollective social practices
birthright · patrimony · heirloom · provenance · preservation · customs · folklore · artifacts · monuments · castle ruins
- Australian RiversMurray, Snowy, Hunter, Fitzroy, Swan
- Scottish heritageScottish clans, highland clans, Campbell, MacDonald, Stewart
- RenfrewshirePaisley, Houston, Brookfield
- PlaywrightsWilliam Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Chekhov, Ibsen
- Central ScotlandStirling, Glasgow, Falkirk, Edinburgh, Paisley
- Solway RegionLockerbie, Gretna, Gretna Green, Merrick
Johnstonegiven name
Personal name from birth
first name · forename · Christian name · personal name · baptismal name