How to Say "Johnson" in Spanish

Johnson

/xonson/from spelling rules

Johnson is a Spanish surname meaning "son of John".

In formal contexts, you may combine the title Señor with the surname to address someone, such as in the phrase El señor Johnson.

Meaning: surname meaning "son of John" (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The IPA pronunciation is /xonson/.

While Johnson stays the same, a Spanish speaker might translate the meaning into the native equivalent Juan hijo de Juan or use the patronymic Juanez in a humorous or fictional context to 'Spanish-ize' the name.
Because 'Johnson' is not a native Spanish name, it does not follow the standard Spanish patronymic patterns, such as adding '-ez' to a name to mean 'son of', like 'Fernández' means 'son of Fernando'.
In some Spanish-speaking regions, a person with the surname 'Johnson' might be nicknamed with a Hispanicized version like 'Yonson' in casual, spoken speech. This is a common way to make foreign sounds feel more natural to the local tongue.

Johnson defendió sus políticas.
Johnson defended his policies.
This sentence shows the use of Johnson as a subject in a sentence about defending policies.
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El señor Johnson es un hombre rico.
Mr Johnson is a rich man.
This sentence demonstrates how to refer to someone as El señor Johnson.
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El Presidente Johnson rechazó el acuerdo.
President Johnson rejected the agreement.
This sentence shows the use of Johnson when referring to a President.
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El señor Johnson es un destacado abogado
Mr. Johnson is an outstanding lawyer.
¿Puede el Señor Johnson firmar aquí, por favor?
Can Mr. Johnson sign here, please?
El señor Johnson está esperando en la sala de juntas.
Mr. Johnson is waiting in the boardroom.
Se solicita información sobre los negocios de la familia Johnson.
Information is requested regarding the Johnson family's businesses.
¿Has visto a Johnson hoy?
Have you seen Johnson today?
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Sofía and Alejandro are discussing a new colleague at work.

Sofía

¿Conoces al nuevo empleado Johnson?
Do you know the new employee Johnson?
Alejandro

Sí, el señor Johnson es muy amable.
Yes, Mr. Johnson is very kind.
Sofía

He visto a Johnson en la oficina.
I have seen Johnson in the office.
Alejandro

Él parece una buena persona.
He seems like a good person.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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