Sigurðardóttir is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of Icelandic origin, meaning ''daughter of Sigurður''. 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, alt ...

. The name refers to: *

Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir Agnes Margrétardóttir Sigurðardóttir (born 19 October 1954) is an Icelandic prelate who is the current Bishop of Iceland. She is the first woman to be elected a Bishop of the Church of Iceland. Biography Agnes was born in Ísafjörður. S ...

(b. 1954), Icelandic bishop *

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (; born 4 October 1942) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013. She became active in the trade union movement, serving as an officer. Elected as an MP from 1978 to 2013, ...

(b. 1942), Icelandic politician, prime minister of Iceland from January 2009 until May 2012 * Ragna Sigurðardóttir (b. 1962), Icelandic author and artist * Sigurlín Margrét Sigurðardóttir (b. 1964), Icelandic politician; first deaf person to be a member of the ''Alþing'' * Steinunn Sigurðardóttir (b. 1950), Icelandic author and poet *

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Vilborg Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (born in 1963) is an Icelandic people, Icelandic writer of both Crime fiction, crime novels and Children's literature, children's fiction. She has been writing since 1998. Her début crime novel was translated into ...

(b. 1963), Icelandic author of crime novels and children’s stories * Zuilma Gabriela Sigurðardóttir (b. 1962), Icelandic professor in psychology

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