The Johnstone Family Name

Behind the Johnstone surname stands Johnson, an English and Scottish name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way.

Records show Johnstone as one of the forms Johnson took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Arms linked to Johnson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Johnstone family name pack.