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Is it True that people in Iceland don't have a last name?

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    428674han - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by 428674han Dec 16th, 2012 at 5:11AM

    Most Icelanders do not have a family name or surname, they take on their father’s name. So if the father is called Jakob, the daughter is given a first name for example Eva and then the father’s name with an added –sdottir and is then called Jakobsdottir (Jakob’s daughter), so we would call her: Eva Jakobsdottir. For sons they just add –sson: which would make the boy called Adam Jakobsson. -Icelandfacts

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5 Answers to "Is it True that people in Iceland don't have a last name?"

  1. gloriajean238509 - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by gloriajean238509 Dec 16th, 2012 at 5:03AM

    everyone has last names i would imagine doesnt matter where your from

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  2. Coldwarrior - 51-55 years old - male

    Posted by Coldwarrior Dec 16th, 2012 at 4:57AM

    what happens when you go iceland do they take away your last name?

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  3. DeathOfCuHullian - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by DeathOfCuHullian Dec 16th, 2012 at 4:57AM

    No it is not true at all

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  4. Serenitree - 66-70 years old - female

    Posted by Serenitree Dec 16th, 2012 at 4:54AM

    Never heard this before.

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