> Annette Geil wrote: >> if anyone has Johnson's any variation of the spelling of the name who >> have moved to America im trying to trace my Johnson Lineage and my >> family might have came from the Scandavian Countries >> thank you Tor wrote: > There are thousands of Johnsons, Jonsens etc. from Scandinavia. You > must at least give a first name and a year or at least a period of > time for immigration, and if possible which Scandinavian country > (Norway, Sweden, Denmark), else this will be like finding the needle > in the haystack. Moreover - most of these thousands of Johnsons are not related to each other. They represent thousands of different families or lineages. Most of them have in common that their father's given name was John.

"Harald Storaker" skrev: > Moreover - most of these thousands of Johnsons are not related to each other. They represent thousands of > different families or lineages. Most of them have in common that their father's given name was John. Plus: There are numerous stories - some of them might even be true - that immigrants to the US changed their names into Johnson, even though their real names were someting different, because it was an easy name to spell and pronounce for English speakers. Good luck! Ingrid

FYI: My Johnsen émigré used his "farmname", from whence he came, his brother did also, but altered the spelling. "Ingrid Kjønnøy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > > "Harald Storaker" skrev: > > Moreover - most of these thousands of Johnsons are not related to each > other. They represent thousands of > > different families or lineages. Most of them have in common that their > father's given name was John. > > Plus: There are numerous stories - some of them might even be true - that > immigrants to the US changed their names into Johnson, even though their > real names were someting different, because it was an easy name to spell and > pronounce for English speakers. > Good luck! > Ingrid > >