Find out how popular the last name Johansson is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Johansson.

Johansson, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Johansson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Johansson in America

Johansson is the 11624th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Johansson surname appeared 2,698 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Johansson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Johansson to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Johansson

The surname Johansson is of Swedish origin and dates back to the medieval period. It is a patronymic name, derived from the given name Johan, which is the Swedish form of John. The suffix "-sson" means "son of," indicating that the name originally referred to the son of a man named Johan.

The name Johan has its roots in the Hebrew name Yohanan, which means "God is gracious." It was introduced to Scandinavia through Christianity and became a popular name among the Swedish population.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Johansson can be found in the Swedish Census Book of 1540, where a man named Olof Johansson was listed as a resident of Skara, a town in the Swedish province of Västergötland.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Johansson became increasingly common in Sweden, particularly in the rural areas. Many individuals with this surname were farmers or tradesmen, reflecting the agricultural and artisanal nature of Swedish society at the time.

In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the name Johansson was Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795), a Swedish writer and composer renowned for his satirical works and drinking songs.

Another prominent Johansson was the Swedish botanist and explorer Carl Pehr Thunberg (1743-1828), who traveled extensively in South Africa and Japan, making significant contributions to the field of natural history.

In the 19th century, the industrialization of Sweden led to an influx of Johanssons from rural areas to urban centers. One notable individual from this period was Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), the Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite, whose mother's maiden name was Johansson.

The name Johansson also gained international recognition through the Swedish filmmaker Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982), whose birth name was Ingrid Johansson.

Throughout history, the surname Johansson has been associated with various occupations, from farmers and artisans to scientists and artists, reflecting the diversity of Swedish society and the widespread nature of this name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Johansson

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Johansson.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Johansson was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Johansson has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Johansson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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