Johansen

Johansen
Origin
Word/name	Germanic
Meaning	"son of Johan"
Region of origin	Scandinavia
Other names
Variant form(s)	Johansson, Johanson, Johnson

Johansen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Johan". It is most common in Denmark and Norway. The Swedish variant is Johansson, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansen is an uncommon given name. People with the surname Johansen include:

Allan Johansen (born 1971), Danish professional road bicycle racer
Anders Johansen
August E. Johansen (1905–1995), U.S. Representative from Michigan
Bård Tufte Johansen (born 1969), Norwegian comedian
William Odd "Red" Johansen (1928–2001), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Bjørn Johansen (footballer) (born 1969), Norwegian footballer
Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey) (born 1944), Norwegian ice hockey player
Bjørn Johansen (musician) (1940–2002), Norwegian jazz musician
Christian Johansen
Dan Anton Johansen (born 1979), Danish professional footballer
Darryl Johansen (born 1959), Australian chess Grandmaster
David Johansen (born 1950), American singer, songwriter, and actor
Egil Johansen (musician) (1934–1998), Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer
Egil Johansen (footballer) (born 1962), Norwegian footballer
Egil Johansen (orienteer) (born 1954), Norwegian orienteer
Egil Borgen Johansen (1934–1993), Norwegian archer
Elisabeth Johansen (1907–1993), Greenlandic midwife and politician
Eva Margot (born Johansen, 1944–2019), Norwegian painter
Magnet (musician) (born Even Johansen in 1970), Norwegian singer-songwrite
Franz M. Johansen (1928–2018), American sculptor, emeritus professor at BYU
Gotfred Johansen (1895–1978), Danish lightweight professional boxer
H.W. "Woody" Johansen (1913–1991), American engineer and namesake of the Johansen Expressway
Hans Johansen (1897–1973), Russian-Danish zoologist
Helga Johansen (1852–1912), Danish novelist
Henry Johansen (1904–1988), Norwegian international football goalkeeper
Hermann Johansen (1866–1930), Russian zoologist
Hjalmar Johansen (1867–1913), Norwegian polar explorer
Holger Hott Johansen (born 1974), Norwegian orienteering competitor
Iris Johansen (born 1938), American author
Jacob Lerche Johansen (1818–1900), Norwegian Minister of the Navy
Jan Johansen (canoeist) (born 1944), Norwegian Olympic canoeist
Jan Johansen (politician) (born 1955), Danish politician and MF
Jan Arvid Johansen (1947–2017), Norwegian musician
Jan Johansen (born 1966), Swedish singer
Johan Strand Johansen (1903–1970), Norwegian Minister of Labour and politician
John Johansen (athlete) (1883–1947), Norwegian sprinter
John Christen Johansen (1876–1964), Danish-American portraitist
John M. Johansen (1916–2012), American architect
Jon Lech Johansen (born 1983), Norwegian known for reverse engineering data formats
K. V. Johansen (born 1968), Canadian fantasy and children's author
K. W. Johansen (born ?), Author of the yield theory for connections (1949)
Kevin Johansen (born 1964), Argentine-American rock musician
Kyle Johansen (born 1967), American politician
Lars Emil Johansen (born 1946), second Prime Minister of Greenland
Magne Johansen (born 1965), Norwegian ski jumper
Mathias Hove Johansen (born 1998), Norwegian sprinter
Michael Johansen (born 1972), Danish professional football player
Pete Johansen violin player, session member of bands Sirenia, Tristania and others
Ravi (Ivar Johansen) (born 1976), Norwegian musician
Reidar Johansen (born 1955), Norwegian politician
Roar Johansen (1935–2015), Norwegian footballer
Ryan Johansen (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
Sharon Johansen (born 1948), Norwegian-American model and actress
Stig Johansen (born 1972), Norwegian professional football striker
Terje Riis Johansen (born 1968), Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Centre Party
Thomas Kjeller Johansen (born 1965), Danish-Norwegian philosopher
Trevor Johansen (born 1957), retired professional national hockey league player
Tor Egil Johansen (born 1950), Norwegian footballer

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