# Johansson vs Johnston

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Johansson
*name · frequency rank #22,129*
A surname from Swedish.

### Johnston
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɒn.stən/ · frequency rank #9,773*
A Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johansson-vs-johnston