Jóhannsson 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
Jóhann
Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name Johann, a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "Johannes". The English-language form is John.
The Icelandic surname Jóhannsson is a patronymic surname mean ...
''. 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, 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 (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
. The surname may refer to the following notable people:
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Árni Steinar Jóhannsson
Árni Steinar Jóhannsson (12 June 1953 – 1 November 2015) was an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Left-Green Movement, he represented the Northeastern constituency from May 1999 to May 2003.
Árni was born on ...
(1953–2015), Icelandic politician
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Aron Jóhannsson
Aron Jóhannsson (born November 10, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Úrvalsdeild club Valur.
He began his career with Fjölnir and later played in the Danish Superliga for AGF before joining AZ in ...
(born 1990), American-Icelandic soccer player
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Barði Jóhannsson
Barði Jóhannsson (born 10 September 1975) is an Icelandic musician, composer, writer, TV show host (of the surrealist Icelandic TV show ''Konfekt''), clothing designer and film director. He is mostly known for his work with the groups Bang G ...
(born 1975), Icelandic musician, singer, and composer
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Garðar Jóhannsson
Garðar Jóhannsson (born 1 April 1980) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Garðar was born in Garðabær. Fredrikstad bought him for 2 million NOK in August 2006, only a month after he was bought f ...
(born 1980), Icelandic professional football player
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Hans Jóhannsson (born 1957), Icelandic violin maker
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchest ...
(1969–2018), Icelandic musician, composer, and producer
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Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson (born 1992), Icelandic politician
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Ingi Randver Jóhannsson (1936–2010), Icelandic chess player
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Kristján Jóhannsson
Kristján Jóhannsson (born 24 May 1948 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an Icelandic operatic tenor particularly known for his performances in Verdian roles, and especially as Radames in ''Aida''.
Biography
Although Kristján was born into a musical fa ...
(born 1948), Icelandic operatic tenor
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Icelandic-language masculine surnames
Patronymic surnames