# Johansen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/johansen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from the North Germanic languages, Norwegian, or Danish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,815 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,619 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,456 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (9,509 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From North Germanic (Danish Johansen and Norwegian Johansen), patronymic from Johan + -sen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Johansen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Johansen in the United States, Norway and Australia.

## People named Johansen

- David Johansen, American singer (1950–2025)
- Iris Johansen, American novelist
- Sigleif Johansen, biathlete
- John M. Johansen, American architect (1916–2012)
- Darryl Johansen, Australian chess player

## Similar surnames

Johanson, Johansson, Johannsen, Johnson, Jensen, Jansen, Janssen, Johnsen, Janson, Janzen, Jonson, Janssens.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.