Lindqvist
Lindqvist is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'linden twig', as lind means 'linden tree' (Tilia cordata), and kvist means 'twig'.
In Sweden, about 23,000 people have this surname in some variation.[1] Lindqvist is by far the most common spelling (69%), but frequent variations include Lindkvist (20%) and Lindquist (11%). Rare variations include Lindhqvist (0.09%), Lindqwist (0.07%) and Lindkuist (0.01%).
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 73.8% of all known bearers of the surname Lindqvist (with this exact spelling) were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:608), 20.2% of Finland (1:1,240), 1.6% of Norway (1:1,075,153) and 1.4% of Denmark (1:17,976).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:608) in the following counties:
- 1. Västerbotten County (1:363)
- 2. Gotland County (1:424)
- 3. Gävleborg County (1:477)
- 4. Norrbotten County (1:495)
- 5. Blekinge County (1:515)
- 6. Uppsala County (1:530)
- 7. Dalarna County (1:553)
- 8. Södermanland County (1:554)
- 9. Kronoberg County (1:558)
- 10. Stockholm County (1:562)
- 11. Västernorrland County (1:584)
- 12. Jönköping County (1:599)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,240) in the following regions:[2]
- 1. Åland Islands (1:221)
- 2. Uusimaa (1:673)
- 3. Ostrobothnia (1:743)
- 4. Southwest Finland (1:880)
- 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,026)
People
- Anders Lindquist, Swedish mathematician
- Carl-Johan Lindqvist, Swedish luger who competed in the early 1990s
- Catarina Lindqvist, Swedish professional tennis player
- Ebba Lindqvist (1908-1995), Swedish writer and poet
- Einar Lindqvist (1895–1972), Swedish ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Emma Lindqvist, Swedish handballer
- Erik Lindqvist (1886–1934), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist(1862–1931), Swedish inventor
- Hélène Lindqvist, Swedish-born soprano
- Herman Lindqvist (politician), Swedish Social Democratic politician
- Herman Lindqvist (journalist), Swedish journalist
- Jenny Lindqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
- Johan Anton Lindqvist, theatre director
- John Ajvide Lindqvist, Swedish novelist and short stories author
- Robin Lindqvist, professional Swedish ice hockey center
- Sven Lindqvist (1932–2019), Swedish author
- Sven Lindqvist (footballer) (1903–1987), Swedish soccer player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
Science
- Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect, an effect where the viscosity of a fluid, namely blood, changes
See also
- Lindquist (disambiguation)