Iceland Genealogy

Europe Iceland Guide to Iceland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Country Information
Iceland is an island between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans settled by Vikings in 874. Since 1381, it has been governed by Denmark. It gained full independence as a republic in 1944. The official language is Icelandic.

Iceland Map
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in Iceland.

Iceland Counties
Link to abbreviations for counties.

More Iceland Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Iceland.
 * Census Headings
 * 1816 Iceland census has searchable PDF files with headers in English.
 * Íslenski Ættfræðivefurinn - Iceland GenWeb
 * The National Archives Census Database
 * Iceland GenWeb
 * Icelandic Association of Utah
 * Icelandic-Spanish Fork-Vigdis Johnson
 * Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Iceland
 * The Emigration from Iceland to North America
 * Íslendingabók
 * Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands - Iceland Archives

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map