# Johns (surname)

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

An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from John.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 47,246 |
| US rank (2010) | 739 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,535 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.1% (47,289 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of John with genitival or excrescent -s or a variant of Jones.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Johns 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) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Johns in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Johns

- Glynis Johns, British actress (1923–2024)
- Jasper Johns, American painter and sculptor (1930)
- Helen Johns, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1914-2014)
- Daniel Johns, Australian musician
- Barbara Rose Johns, American activist
- Brian Johns, Australian company director and journalist (1936–2016)
- Michael Johns, Australian rock/soul singer/songwriter from Australia; American Idol finalist
- Stratford Johns, British actor (1925–2002)
- Stephen Johns, American ice hockey defenceman
- Charley Eugene Johns, American politician (1905-1990)

## Similar surnames

Jones, Jonas, Joines, Jahns, Johannes, Jong, James, Jung, Jiang, Jaimes, Jang, Janes.

## 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.