Icelandic people of American descent Tags: Ethnic Group.Icelandic people of American descent or in Icelandic Íslendingar af bandarískum ættum make up around 1% of Iceland’s populaition. The first Americans known to have settled in a large group came during World War II in the form of servicemen. language English language population place Reykjavík, Southern Peninsula (Iceland) religion Jews, Christian total population 4 Learn more... Loading...