Gunnlaugsson is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
of
Icelandic origin, meaning ''son of
Gunnlaugur''. In
Icelandic name
Icelandic names are names used by people from Iceland. Icelandic surnames are different from most other naming systems in the modern Western world in that they are patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the father (or mother) o ...
s, the name is not strictly a surname, but a
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
.
People named Gunnlaugsson include:
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Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 6 March 1973) is an Icelandic football manager who currently manages the Iceland national football team.
He is a retired international player. During his career he enjoyed spells at Leicester City, Stoke City, ...
(born 1973), Icelandic professional football player
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Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (born 1973), Icelandic professional football player
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Björn Gunnlaugsson (1788–1876), Icelandic mathematician and cartographer
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Darryl Gunnlaugson, Canadian curler
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Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (born 29 May 1989), transliterated/also known as Eythor Ingi, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and musician, known for the solo material bands Eldberg, Todmobile and Rock Paper Sisters. He Iceland i ...
(born 1989), Icelandic singer
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Garðar Gunnlaugsson (born 1983), Icelandic professional football player
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Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948) is an Icelandic film director. He is the brother of mathematician Þorvaldur Gunnlaugsson and the lawyer Snædís Gunnlaugsdóttir and the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He is mostly known for his series o ...
(born 1948), Icelandic filmmaker of Viking films
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Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (; born 12 March 1975) is an Icelandic politician who was the prime minister of Iceland from May 2013 until April 2016. He was also chairman of the Progressive Party from 2009 to October 2016. He was elected to t ...
(born 1975), Icelandic politician, former Prime Minister
{{surname, Gunnlaugsson
Icelandic-language masculine surnames