Also in the equally popular spelling form of ‘Johnston’, the Johnstone name resonates throughout the pages of the frequently turbulent drama that is Scotland's story.
• The largest group of Johnstones are to be found near the English border in Dumfriesshire, in the southwest, but they are also to be found in significant numbers much further northeast, in Aberdeenshire – but no matter where they hail from, Johnstones are considered to be members of the same clan.
• The colourful and prominent tale of the Johnstons is recounted here.
