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, Danish professional road bicycle racer* August E. Johansen (1905-1995), U.S. Representative from Michigan Bård Tufte Johansen, Norwegian comedian William Odd "Red" Johansen, Canadian professional ice hockey player Bjørn Johansen (footballer), Norwegian footballer Bodo Johansen (1911–1996), Russian zoologist Dan Anton Johansen, Danish professional footballer Darryl Johansen, Australian chess Grandmaster David Johansen, American singer, songwriter, and actor Elisabeth Johansen (1907–1993), Greenlandic midwife and politician German Johansen, Argentina Volleyball player 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 Henry Johansen (1904-1988), Norwegian international football goalkeeper Hermann Johansen (1866–1930), Russian zoologist Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913), Norwegian polar explorer Holger Hott Johansen, Norwegian orienteering competitor Iris Johansen, American author Jacob Lerche Johansen (1818-1900), Norwegian Minister of the Navy Jan Johansen, 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, Norwegian known for reverse engineering data formats K. V. Johansen, Canadian fantasy and children's author K. W. Johansen (born ?), Author of the yield theory for connections (1949) Kevin Johansen, Argentine-American rock musician Kyle Johansen, American politician Lars Emil Johansen, second Prime Minister of Greenland Magne Johansen, Norwegian ski jumper Michael Friis Johansen, Canadian author and journalist Michael Johansen, Danish professional football player Paul Johansen (1901-1965), Estonian-German historian of Danish origin Pete Johansen violin player, session member of bands Sirenia, Tristania and others Ravi, Norwegian musician Roar Johansen (1935–2015), Norwegian footballer Ryan Johansen, Canadian ice hockey player Sharon Johansen, Norwegian-American model and actress Stig Johansen, Norwegian professional football striker Terje Riis Johansen, Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Centre Party Trevor Johansen, retired professional national hockey league player Tor Egil Johansen, Norwegian footballer Olaf Johansen, Canadian reef akvarium designer
