A short history of national identification numbering in Iceland

• Main Author: Watson, Ian 1970-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Bifröst
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Bifröst Journal of Social Science; Tímarit um félagsvísindi; Kennitölur; Ísland; Lönd; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/10902

Ritrýnd grein Iceland created national identification numbers in the early 1950s as part of the process of automating civil registration. Numbers were based on a personʹs birthdate. In 1959, an additional “name number” for each person was created, based on the position of the personʹs name in alphab...