JOHNSTONE (SURNAME)

'Johnstone' is a surname of Scottish origin related to Johnston. It is evidently derived from the Celtic 'Jonestun', meaning "John's land".
Sir Walter Scott wrote often of the Johnston/e family. In ''The Fair Maid of Perth'' (1828), he used a stanza from an old ballad: "Within the bounds of Annandale, The gentle Johnstones ride; They have been here a thousand years, A thousand more they'll bide."^[1]

Contents

Individuals

People

Variants

In fiction

Other meanings

Reference

Sources

Further reading

Individuals

People

★ Johnstone, Alex (1961-), politician

★ Johnstone, Archibald (1924-), Canadian businessman and retired Senator

★ Johnstone, Bobby (1929-2001), Scottish football player

★ Johnstone, Charles (1719?-1800), novelist

★ Johnstone, Davey (1951-), rock guitarist and vocalist

★ Johnstone, Derek (1953-), Scottish former professional footballer

★ Johnstone, Professor Eve C., Head of the Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh

★ Johnstone, Gavin Wildridge (1941-1987), Australian ornithologist

★ Johnstone, George (1730-1787), British naval officer and member of Parliament

★ Johnstone, Graeme, state coroner of Victoria, Australia

★ Johnstone, Jay (1945-), former Major League Baseball player

★ Johnstone, James Connolly "Jimmy" ("Jinky") (1944-2006), Scottish football legend

★ Johnstone, John (1700s), Mayor of New York City (1714-1719)

★ Johnstone, Keith (1933-), drama instructor

★ Johnstone, Lance (1973-), American football player

★ Johnstone, Parker (1961-), American race car driver

★ Johnstone, Paul Neil Milne (~1952-2004), British poet

★ Johnstone, Peter (1944-), governor of Anguilla (2000-2004)

★ Johnstone, Travis (1980-), Australian rules footballer

★ Johnstone, William (16xx-1721), Scottish nobleman

★ Johnstone, William (1823-1857), recipient of the Victoria Cross

★ Johnstone, William Bruce Gordon (1937-), former Formula One driver from South Africa

★ Johnstone, William W. (1938-), American author of western novels

Variants

★ Johnstone Milne, William (1892-1917), Canadian soldier in World War I

★ Johnstone Ritchie, William (1813–1892), judge

★ Johnstone Stoney, George (1826-1911), Irish physicist that introduced the term 'electron'

★ Johnstone-Scott, Richard, illustrator and author

In fiction

★ Johnstone, Paul, alter-ego of the anti-hero Shadowhawk

Other meanings

★ Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal

★ Johnstone

★ Johnstone Hall

★ St Johnstone F.C.

Reference

Sources

1. The "Gentle" Johnstones - The Story of the Johnston/e family, by Russell C. Honey, 1996 - ISBN 1-896400-16-7

Further reading

★ Clan Johnston/e in America - Annandale Heritage