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 by being patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the father (or mother) of the child ...

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 (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, al ...

. The name refers to: *

Arnar Jónsson (actor) Arnar Jónsson (born 21 January 1943) is an Icelandic actor. He has played more leading roles in theaters than any other Icelandic actor. He starred in the film Outlaw and also in 17 other leading roles and about 200 other roles in theater. P ...

(born 1943), Icelandic actor *

Arnar Jónsson (basketball) Arnar Jónsson may refer to: *Arnar Jónsson (actor) Arnar Jónsson (born 21 January 1943) is an Icelandic actor. He has played more leading roles in theaters than any other Icelandic actor. He starred in the film Outlaw and also in 17 other l ...

(born 1983), Icelandic basketball player *

Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned ( is, Arngrímur Jónsson hinn lærði; 1568 – 27 June 1648) was an Icelandic scholar and a Christian apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591. Arngrímur studied in Copenhagen, completing his ...

“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 Vanderbi ...

(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) Bjarni Jónsson (born 31 May 1965) is an Icelandic former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, ...

(born 1965), Icelandic international footballer *

Björn Jónsson Björn Jónsson (8 October 1846 – 24 November 1912) was minister for Iceland from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of Sveinn Björnsson, the only regent of Iceland and first president of Iceland. Björn became Minister fo ...

(1846-1912), Icelandic prime minister *

Eggert Jónsson Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson (born 18 August 1988) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays predominantly as a midfielder but is also capable of playing as a centre back or in both full back roles. He current plays for the Icelandic cl ...

(born 1988), Icelandic footballer *

Einar Jónsson Einar Jónsson (11 May 1874 – 18 October 1954) was an Icelandic sculptor, born in ''Galtafell'', a farm in southern Iceland. Biography At a young age Einar proved himself to be an unusual child with an artistic bent. At that time there was li ...

(1874-1954), Icelandic sculptor *

Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959. He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic P ...

(1902-1986), Icelandic prime minister *

Finnur Jónsson (philologist) Finnur Jónsson (May 29, 1858 – March 30, 1934) was an Icelandic-Danish philologist and Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Copenhagen. He made extensive contributions to the study of Old Norse literature. Finnur Jónsson was b ...

(1858-1934), Icelandic philologist *

Helgi Jónsson Helgi Jónsson (11 April 1867, Rangárvallasýsla – 1925) was an Icelandic botanist and phycologist. He specialized in the research of marine algae and subarctic vegetation. During his career, he undertook many botanical trips throughout Ice ...

(1867-1925), Icelandic botanist and algologist *

Hjálmar Jónsson (disambiguation) Hjálmar Jónsson may refer to: * Hjálmar Jónsson (1796–1875), poet a.k.a. Bólu-Hjálmar * Hjálmar Jónsson (footballer) (born 1980) * Rev. Hjálmar Jónsson (priest), pastor of the parish of Reykjavík Cathedral and former member of the Al� ...

Jón Jónsson Jón Ragnar Jónsson (born 30 October 1985 in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer songwriter and a former soccer player. He was signed by Epic Records and has released three albums, ''Wait for Fate'' (2011), ''Heim'' (2014), and ' ...

, Icelandic singer *

Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson (28 June 1955 – 21 November 2008) was a Norwegian poet, children's writer and translator, of Icelandic citizenship ( Icelandic name Jón Sveinbjörn Pétursson), born and raised in Norway. He made his literary deb ...

(1955–2008), Norwegian poet * Jóhannes Jónsson (1940–2013), Icelandic businessman *

Kristján Jónsson (politician) Kristján Jónsson (4 March 1852 – 2 July 1926) was minister for Iceland from 14 March 1911 to 24 July 1912. He was a member of Althingi 1893 to 1905 and from 1908 to 1913. Biography He was born on the farm Gautlönd in north east Iceland and ...

(1852-1926), Icelandic prime minister *

Magnús Jónsson (disambiguation) Magnús Jónsson (or ''Magnús prúði'', 1530–1591), Icelandic official and poet. Magnus Jonsson or Magnús Jónsson may also refer to: * Magnús Jónsson (actor) (born 1965), Icelandic actor, in The Viking Sagas * Magnus Jonsson (biathlete) ...

Ríkarður Jónsson Ríkarður Jónsson (20 September 1888 – 17 January 1977) was an Icelandic sculptor. Early training Ríkarður was born in the Icelandic east coast village of Djúpivogur. His mother was Ólöf Finnsdóttir and his father was Jón Þóra ...

(1888-1972), Icelandic sculptor *

Ríkharður Jónsson Ríkharður Jónsson (12 November 1929 – 14 February 2017) was an Icelandic football player and manager. He made his debut for the Icelandic national team in 1947, and got 33 caps and 17 goals until 1965. This made him top goalscorer of th ...

(1929–2017), Icelandic footballer * Sigurður Jónsson (disambiguation) *

Sævar Jónsson Sævar Jónsson (born 22 July 1958) is an Icelandic former footballer, who played as a defender. Club career Sævar started his career at Valur before moving abroad to play in Belgium. He returned to Iceland and played a year in Norway and Sw ...

(born 1957), Icelandic footballer *

Todi Jónsson Todi Adam Jónsson (born 2 February 1972) is a retired Faroese professional football striker who has played for Danish premier league clubs Lyngby FC and FC København, Norwegian club Start and Danish club Fremad Amager. He started and ended his ...

(born 1972), Faroese footballer * Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876-1958), Icelandic painter

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