Iceland Genealogy

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. It was governed by Denmark from 1381 to 1944, when it gained full independence as a Republic. The official language is Icelandic.

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Iceland.

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
 * MyHeritage MyHeritage puts exclusive Scandinavian records online.

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
 * Catalog