When Olafur Jonsson was born in 1723, in Pétursey, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Suðurland, Iceland, his father, Jon Olafsson, was 30 and his mother, Mrs. Jon Olafsson, was 27. He married Katrín Jónsdóttir about 1749, in Iceland. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died in 1765, in his hometown, at the age of 42.
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1723–1765 Male
1725–1805 Female
1750–1797 Female
1758–1765 Female
1759– Female
1693– Male
1696– Female
1723–1765 Male
1728–1804 Male
1736–1803 Male
1741– Female
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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