John (surname)
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Pronunciation/dʒɒn/
Word/nameHebrew
Related namesEvan, Eoin, Evandro, Evaristo, Everton, Changy, Giovanni, Hanna, Hans, Hermes, Hovhannes, Ian, Iban, Ioan (Iuan), Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, János, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Jahan, Johan /Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jô, Jovan, Juan, Juhani, Nino, Nuno, Núño, Shani, Seán/Seaghán, Shane, Siôn, Yūḥanna, Yahya, Younan, Yonan, Yohannes
| Pronunciation | /dʒɒn/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "YHWH has been gracious",[1] "graced by YHWH" (Yohanan) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Evan, Eoin, Evandro, Evaristo, Everton, Changy, Giovanni, Hanna, Hans, Hermes, Hovhannes, Ian, Iban, Ioan (Iuan), Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, János, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Jahan, Johan /Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jô, Jovan, Juan, Juhani, Nino, Nuno, Núño, Shani, Seán/Seaghán, Shane, Siôn, Yūḥanna, Yahya, Younan, Yonan, Yohannes |
| Popularity | see popular names |
John is a surname which, like the given name John, is derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן, Yôḥanan, meaning "Graced by Yahweh".
People with this surname include:
- Aidan John (born 2000), Canadian football player
- Anaparambil Joseph John (1893–1957), Travancorean freedom fighter and statesman, Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin and Governor of Madras
- Augustus John (1878–1961), Welsh artist
- Avery John (born 1975), Trinidadian footballer
- Barry John (1945–2024), Welsh former rugby union player
- Barry John (artist), Welsh artist
- Barry John (theatre director) (born 1944), English-born Indian theatre director, actor and acting coach
- Caroline John (1940–2012), British actress
- Collins John (born 1985), Liberia-born Dutch footballer
- Dilwyn John (born 1944), former Welsh footballer
- Daymond John (born 1969), American fashion entrepreneur
- Edward Thomas John (1857–1931), British politician
- Elton John (born 1947), birth name Reginald Dwight, British pop singer
- Elton John (footballer) (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
- Fritz John (1910–1994), German-American mathematician
- Gottfried John (1942–2014), German actor
- Gus John (born 1945), Grenadian-born writer, consultant, lecturer and researcher
- Gwen John (1876–1939), Welsh artist, sister of Augustus John
- Isaac John (born 1988), New Zealand Rugby League player
- Jearlean John (born 1960), Trinidad and Tobago politician
- Jetta John-Hartley, English singer-songwriter and record producer
- Joe John (1939–2025), American judge and politician in North Carolina
- Jory John, American children's book author
- Joshua John (born 1988), Dutch-Aruban footballer
- Leah John (born 2000), Canadian golfer
- Mable John (1930–2022), American blues singer
- Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), British-Australian singer
- Otto John (1909–1997), German who plotted against Hitler, convicted of treason during the Cold War
- Radek John (born 1954), Czech politician
- Robert John (1946–2025), American singer-songwriter
- Robert John (photographer) (born 1961), American music photographer
- Robert Franklin John (1851–1905), farmer and politician in British Columbia, Canada
- Rosamund John (1913–1998), English actress
- Roy John (footballer) (1911–1973), Wales international footballer
- Roy John (rugby union) (1925–1981), Welsh rugby union player
- Rysen John (born 1997), American football player
- Stern John (born 1976), Trinidadian footballer
- Tommy John (born 1943), American baseball player
- Walter John (1879–1940), German chess player
- Wanda John-Kehewin Cree-Métis author and poet
- Little Willie John (1937–1968), American R&B singer
