When Ormur Jónsson was born about 1490, in Dalasýsla, Western, Iceland, his father, Jón "kollur" Oddsson, was 42 and his mother, Þorbjörg Guðnadóttir, was 32. He married Ljótunn Jonsdottir about 1520, in Draflastaðir, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeast, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 2 May 1560, in Draflastaðir, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeast, Iceland, at the age of 71.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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