Jónsson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning ''son of Jón''. 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 ...

. The name refers to: * Arnar Jónsson (actor) (born 1943), Icelandic actor * Arnar Jónsson (basketball) (born 1983), Icelandic basketball player * Arngrímur Jónsson “The Learned” (1568–1648), Icelandic scholar *

Bjarni Jónsson Bjarni Jónsson (February 15, 1920 – September 30, 2016) was an Icelandic mathematician and logician working in universal algebra, lattice theory, model theory and set theory. He was emeritus distinguished professor of mathematics at Vanderb ...

(1920–2016), Icelandic mathematician and logician *

Bjarni Jónsson (artist) Bjarni Jónsson (September 15, 1934 – January 8, 2008) was an Icelandic painter. He was notable for his paintings of old Icelandic fishing boats, many of which have been added to the National Museum of Iceland, ''Þjóðminjasafn Íslands''. ...

(1934–2008), Icelandic painter * Bjarni Jónsson (footballer) (born 1965), Icelandic international footballer * Björn Jónsson (1846–1912), Icelandic prime minister * Eggert Jónsson (born 1988), Icelandic footballer * Einar Jónsson (1874–1954), Icelandic sculptor * Emil Jónsson (1902–1986), Icelandic prime minister * Finnur Jónsson (philologist) (1858–1934), Icelandic philologist * Helgi Jónsson (1867–1925), Icelandic botanist and algologist * Hjálmar Jónsson (disambiguation) * Jón Jónsson, Icelandic singer * Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson (1955–2008), Norwegian poet * Jóhannes Jónsson (1940–2013), Icelandic businessman * Kristján Jónsson (politician) (1852–1926), Icelandic prime minister * Magnús Jónsson (disambiguation) * Ríkarður Jónsson (1888–1972), Icelandic sculptor * Ríkharður Jónsson (1929–2017), Icelandic footballer * Sigurður Jónsson (disambiguation) * Sævar Jónsson (born 1957), Icelandic footballer * Todi Jónsson (born 1972), Faroese footballer * Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876–1958), Icelandic painter

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