When Sveinn Magnússon was born on 10 September 1800, his father, Magnús Bjarnason, was 45 and his mother, Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir, was 29. He married Ingveldur Jonsdottir on 23 October 1829, in Skard a Landi, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters.
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Norway enters union with Sweden. Iceland remains under Danish rule.
A new constitution is given to Iceland by the Danish King Christian IX.
In Iceland a nationalist movement re-established the Althing.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Anders, Erland, Gisli, Kerstin, Lars, Nils, Ottar, Thor. German Hans, Kurt, Fritz.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Magnus .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Magnussen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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