" Most people in Iceland are either referred to as the son or daughter of their father. For example, a woman with a father named John is Johnsdaughter, or in Icelandic Jonsdottir. A man with a father named John is Johnsson, or Jonsson in Icelandic. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , "You Can't Have the Green Card": The Incredible Story of How I Became a U.S. Citizen