Iceland Genealogy

Europe Iceland

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

Welcome to the Iceland Page!

Iceland was settled by Vikings in 874. Governed by Denmark since 1381, it was acknowledged as a sovereign state under the Danish king in 1918. It gained full independence as a republic in 1944.

Check this site for a short overview of the country.

Getting started with Iceland research
See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on Scandinavian Research and on Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records.

Research Tools
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Iceland Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Iceland Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Iceland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Strategies
Introduction to Icelandic Search Strategies

Featured Content
Thanks to Hálfdan Helgason, 1816 Iceland census has searchable PDF files with headers in English.

Also see the Iceland GenWeb at Íslenski Ættfræðivefurinn.

Useful Websites

 * The National Archives Census Database
 * Iceland Genealogy Links
 * Family Tree Magazine: Icelandic Toolkit
 * Finding Your Ancestors 1835-1900 Resource Guide
 * Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide
 * Iceland GenWeb
 * Icelandic Association of Utah
 * Icelandic Genealogical Word List
 * Icelandic-Spanish Fork-Vigdis Johnson
 * Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Iceland
 * The Emigration from Iceland to North America
 * Íslendingabók
 * Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands
 * Maps, History and more