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Johnson is a surname of English and Scottish origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John". The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh has favoured". Occasionally the name is an Americanized form of the Norwegian Jansson or the Serbian Jovanović. The name has been extremely popular in Europe since the Christian era as a result of it being given to St John the Baptist, St John the Evangelist and nearly one thousand other Christian saints. Johnson is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a Scottish family name, Johnson is occasionally a variation of Johnston, a habitational name.
Karlson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl". There are other spelling variations.
The surname McArdle or MacArdle was the twelfth most numerous in its homeland of County Monaghan in 1970. The surname in Irish is MacArdghail, from ardghal, meaning 'high valour' or from the Irish "ardghail" meaning "tall foreigner" with roots "ard" meaning "tall" and "gail" meaning "foreigner", indicative of their original ancestor being a Viking or from Viking stock. The surname is also common in County Armagh and County Louth.
Mahajan is an Indian surname. The surname is an amalgam of two Sanskrit words: "maha" meaning great, and "jan/janas" meaning people or individuals.
Considine is an Irish surname anglicised from the Gaelic form Mac Consaidín meaning "son of Consaidín" being derived from a foreign Christian name; meaning "son of Constantine". The family were based in Kingdom of Thomond, much of which later became County Clare. The ancestor of the family was Consaidín Ua Briain, a Bishop of Killaloe who died in 1194 and who was the son of Toirdhealbhach mac Diarmada Ua Briain. Notable people with the surname include:
Carlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Carl". The form Karlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Carlsson and Karlsson.
Karlsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl", an Old German given name. The form Carlsen is cognate. The parallel Swedish forms are Karlsson and Carlsson. People with the surname include:
Krawiec is a Polish surname meaning "tailor". Males and females use the same form in modern Poland. The surname is related to Kravets, Kravec, and Kravitz.
Kuznets or Kusnets is a gender-neutral Russian surname that may refer to:
Sutphin Boulevard is a major street in the New York City borough of Queens, Its northern end is at Hillside Avenue in Jamaica and its southern end is Rockaway Boulevard on the border of South Jamaica and Springfield Gardens. It comes from the Dutch name Sutphin, which is derived from the Dutch city of Zutphen.
Seppä is a Finnish surname meaning "smith". Notable people with the surname include:
Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from sepp meaning "smith".
Darbinyan or Darbinian,, is an Armenian surname. Its meaning is equivalent to Smith. Darbinyan is the Eastern Armenian form of the name, the Western Armenian variant being Tarpinian. Notable people with the surname include:
Kowalik is a Polish surname, a diminutive of Kowal, meaning "smith". Notable people with the surname include:
Feaver is a surname. It is an English surname of Norman French origin, and is an anglicisation of Lefebvre, meaning "smith". Notable people with the surname include:
Krajčík (Krajcik) is a Slovak-language occupational surname, meaning 'tailor'. Notable people with the surname include:
De Rijke is a Dutch surnames meaning "the rich (one)". Other forms include De Rijk, De Rijck and De Rijcke, while in Belgium the "ij" can be replaced with a "y" and the article can be merged with the adjective. The variants without an article (Rijke) can also be of patronymic origin. People with such surnames include:
Coval is a surname.
Karre is a Dutch surname, derived from the Gaulish word carrum meaning 'cart' or 'wagon', most likely left over from Gallia Belgica. Found in France as Carron or Carrier, which both have the same meaning.
Sutphen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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