When Jon Jonsson was born on 23 October 1878, in Kross, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Jón Pétursson, was 51 and his mother, Gudny Eiriksdottir, was 44. He married Þórunn Snorradóttir about 1904, in Iceland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Vestmannaeyjar, Southern, Iceland in 1920. He died on 23 September 1954, in Iceland, at the age of 75.
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Iceland won home rule.
Women get the right to vote in national elections.
Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence. Denmark retains control over foreign affairs only. The treaty is valid until 1943.
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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