Árnason (also Anglicised as Arnason) is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of Icelandic origin, meaning ''son of

Árni Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason ( ...

''. In proper Icelandic names, it would be written with the ''accent acute'' over the initial Á. 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 in that they are patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the father (or mother) o ...

s, it 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 (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

. The name refers to: *

Árni Már Árnason Árni Már Árnason (born 9 October 1987, in Mosfellsbær, Iceland) is an Olympic and national record holding freestyle swimmer from Iceland. He swam for Iceland at the 2008 Olympics. He has swum for Iceland at: *Olympics: 2008, 2012 *Games of t ...

(born 1987), Icelandic swimmer *

Árni Páll Árnason Árni Páll Árnason (born 23 May 1966) is Vice-President and a member of the College of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, responsible for Competition, Energy, Environment, Transport, Food Safety, Free movement of goods, Public undertakings an ...

(born 1966), Icelandic politician * Barbara Árnason (1911–1975), English-born Icelandic artist *

Chuck Arnason Ernest Charles Arnason (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing who played 401 games over eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Kansas C ...

(born 1951), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

David Arnason David Arnason (born 23 May 1940) is a Canadian author and poet of Icelandic heritage from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Life Born in Gimli, Manitoba, Arnason is of Icelandic descent and often writes about the Icelandic community in Canada. He is the son ...

(born 1940), Canadian author and poet *

Eleanor Arnason Eleanor Atwood Arnason (born December 28, 1942) is an American author of science fiction novels and short stories. Arnason's earliest published story, "A Clear Day in the Motor City", appeared in '' New Worlds'' in 1973. Her work often depicts cu ...

(born 1942), American author of science-fiction novels and short stories *

Garðar Árnason Garðar Árnason (born 6 January 1938) is an Icelandic retired footballer who played as a defender for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur. He earned 11 caps for Iceland, the first coming on 26 June 1959 in a 4–2 home loss to Denmark at Laugardals ...

(born 1938), Icelandic footballer * H. Harvard Arnason (1909–1986), American academic, administrator, author and art historian *

Hjalti Árnason Hjalti 'Úrsus' Árnason (born 18 February 1963), is an Icelandic former strongman, powerlifter and a strength sports promoter. Known by the nickname 'The Great Ursus', Hjalti first began in strength sports by competing as a junior powerlifte ...

(born 1963), Icelandic strongman competitor and powerlifter *

Hörður Árnason Hörður Árnason (born 19 May 1989) is an Icelandic football left back playing for HK. Club career Hörður started his career with local club HK in 2008, having spent the 2007 season on loan to affiliate club Ýmir. He moved to Stjarnan in ...

(born 1989), Icelandic football left back *

Jón Árnason (disambiguation) Jón Árnason may refer to: * Jón Árnason (bishop of Garðar) (died 1209) * Jón Árnason (author) (1819–1888), Icelandic author * Jón Loftur Árnason (born 1960), Icelandic chess player * Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931–1989), Icelandic ...

, multiple people, including: **

Jón Árnason (author) Jón Árnason (17 August 1819 – 4 September 1888)''Mannslát'' (Obituary) in '' Ísafold''5 September 1888 was an Icelandic author, librarian, and museum director who made the first collection of Icelandic folktales. Career Jón Árnason wa ...

(1819–1888), Icelandic author **

Jón Loftur Árnason Jón Loftur Árnason (born 13 November 1960) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Icelandic Chess Champion and was World U17 Chess Champion in 1977. Chess career Like fellow Scandinavians Simen Agdestein and Magnus Carlsen, J ...

(born 1960), Icelandic chess grandmaster **

Jón Gunnar Árnason Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931 – 1989 in Reykjavík) was an Icelandic sculptor. After studying at the University of Iceland Reykjavík Arts and Crafts from 1944 to 1946 and the School of Visual Arts, he graduated as an engineer from the Technical U ...

(1931–1989), Icelandic sculptor * Kálfr Árnason (–1051), Norwegian chieftain *

Kári Árnason Kári Árnason (born 13 October 1982) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He has played for Djurgården, AGF Aarhus, Esbjerg fB, Plymouth Argyle, Aberdeen (two spells), Rotherham United, Malmö FF, Omoni ...

(born 1982), Icelandic professional football player * Kári Árnason (footballer, born 1944), Icelandic professional football player *

Mörður Árnason Mörður Árnason (born 30 October 1953) is an Icelandic politician. He was born in October 30, 1953, and belongs to the Social Democratic Alliance. He was a member of the Althing The (; ), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the Parliame ...

(born 1953), Icelandic politician *

Örn Árnason Örn Árnason (born 19 June 1959) is an Icelandic actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy group ''Spaugstofan''. He has starred in a number of films and television series since the 1980s, as well as acting in the ...

(born 1959), Icelandic actor, comedian and screenwriter *

Tómas Árnason Tómas Árnason (21 July 1923 – 24 December 2014) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland from 1978 to 1979. He was the governor of Central Bank of Iceland The Central Bank of Icela ...

(1923–2014), Icelandic politician *

Tyler Arnason Tyler Lawrence Arnason (born March 16, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and the Colorado Avalanche. Early life He is the son of former ...

(born 1979), American professional ice hockey player * Vilhjálmur Árnason (born 1953), Icelandic professor of philosophy, researcher in genetics, and author * Þórólfur Árnason, Icelandic politician; mayor of Reykjavík 2003–04

Other

* Árnason JFP-2S-8, 1990s Icelandic experimental aeroplane * Árnason Global 3, 2000s Icelandic experimental aeroplane

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