Sigmundsson

Sigmundsson is an Icelandic and Faroese personal name .

Origin and meaning

The name is a patronymic and means son of Sigmundur . The female equivalent is Sigmundsdóttir ( daughter of Sigmundur ).

Name bearer

• Beinir Sigmundsson (10th century - 970), ruler of half of the Faroe Islands
• Brestir Sigmundsson (10th century - 970), ruler of half of the Faroe Islands
• Runólfur Sigmundsson († 1307), Icelandic writer and abbot of Þykkvabæjarklaustur
• Jón Sigmundsson (approx. 1455–1520), Icelandic Sysselmann and lawyer
• Gunnlaugur Sigmundsson (* 1948), Icelandic politician and member of parliament
• Kristinn Sigmundsson (* 1951), Icelandic bass baritone
• Hermundur Sigmundsson (* 1964), Norwegian university professor