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.Statistics Sweden, http://www.sverigeisiffror.scb.se/hitta-statistik/sverige-i-siffror/namnsok/?nameSearchInput=Lindqvist ''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 Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

(frequency 1:608), 20.2% of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

(1:1,240), 1.6% of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

(1:1,075,153) and 1.4% of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

(1:17,976). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:608) in the following counties: * 1.

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bot ...

(1:363) * 2. Gotland County (1:424) * 3.

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Cou ...

(1:477) * 4.

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...

(1:495) * 5.

Blekinge County Blekinge County ( sv, Blekinge län) is a county or '' län'' in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona. It is the smallest of the present administrative countie ...

(1:515) * 6. Uppsala County (1:530) * 7.

Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark ...

(1:553) * 8. Södermanland County (1:554) * 9.

Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...

(1:558) * 10.

Stockholm County Stockholm County ( sv, Stockholms län, link=no ) is a county or '' län'' (in Swedish) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm ...

(1:562) * 11.

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county (''län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...

(1:584) * 12.

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Sept ...

(1:599) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,240) in the following regions:Lindqvist surname distribution
/ref> * 1.

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

(1:221) * 2.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...

(1:673) * 3. Ostrobothnia (1:743) * 4. Southwest Finland (1:880) * 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,026)

People

Anders Lindquist Anders Gunnar Lindquist (born November 21, 1942) is a Swedish applied mathematician and control theorist. He has made contributions to the theory of partial realization, stochastic modeling, estimation and control, and moment problems in syste ...

, Swedish mathematician *

Carl-Johan Lindqvist Carl-Johan Alexander Lindqvist (born November 15, 1971, in Tyresö) is a Swedish luger who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the men's doubles at Albertville in 1992. As of 2007, ...

, Swedish luger who competed in the early 1990s * Catarina Lindqvist, Swedish professional tennis player *

Cecilia Lindqvist Cecilia Lindqvist (Chinese name: Lin Xili 林西莉; 4 June 1932 – 28 September 2021) was a Swedish Sinologist. She was a professor and author of several books on China. Biography Cecilia Norman was born in Lund in 1932. She was interested i ...

(1932–2021), Swedish Sinologist *

Ebba Lindqvist ''Ebba'' Helfrid ''Lindqvist'' -Galéen (April 7, 1908 in Oscar Fredrik parish, Gothenburg, grew up in Grebbestad – September 5, 1995 in Varberg), was a Swedish writer (poet). She studied for a Master's degree in Uppsala and became a Swedish ...

(1908-1995), Swedish writer and poet *

Elin Lindqvist Elin Lindqvist, (born 1982 in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous ...

(born 1982), Swedish novelist *

Einar Lindqvist Einar Laurentius "Linkan" Lindqvist (31 May 1895 – 26 April 1972) was a Swedish ice hockey and bandy player. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He died in Uppsala, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nation ...

(1895–1972), Swedish ice hockey player who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

Emma Lindqvist Emma Lindqvist (born 17 September 1997) is a Swedish handball player for Herning-Ikast Håndbold and the Swedish national team. She represented Sweden at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. Achievements *EHF European League The ...

, Swedish handballer *

Erik Lindqvist Erik J. Lindqvist (May 20, 1886 – September 17, 1934) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Erna Signe ''Erna Signe'' is a 1911 Swedish 12 metre class yacht. It was by de ...

(1886–1934), Swedish sailor who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist (1862 – 1931) was a Swedish inventor. He designed the first sootless kerosene stove, operated by compressed air. He started a company, Primus, to manufacture and sell the Primus stove. Lindqvist was born in Väste ...

(1862–1931), Swedish inventor * Hélène Lindqvist, Swedish-born

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

Herman Lindqvist (politician) Herman Lindqvist (born 1863, Arboga, d. 1932) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and trade union organizer. By profession he was a furniture carpenter, and belonged to the Swedish Wood Workers' Union. He was the chairman of the Swedish ...

, Swedish Social Democratic politician *

Herman Lindqvist (journalist) Herman Lindqvist (born 1 April 1943 in Stockholm) is a Swedish journalist who has served as foreign correspondent in many countries and authored a number of popular books on Swedish history. In particular his multiple-volume ''Historien om Sverig ...

, Swedish journalist * Jenny Lindqvist, Swedish ice hockey player *

Johan Anton Lindqvist Johan Anton Lindqvist (25 December 1759 - 17 September 1833) was a Swedish stage actor and theater director. Biography Lindqvist was born at Ystad, Sweden. He was active in the theater party of Carl Seuerling Carl Gottfried Seuerling (1727-17 ...

, theatre director * John Ajvide Lindqvist, Swedish novelist and short stories author * Robin Lindqvist, professional Swedish ice hockey center *

Sven Lindqvist Sven Oskar Lindqvist (28 March 1932 – 14 May 2019) was a prolific Swedish author whose 35 books range from essays, aphorisms, autobiography, and documentary prose to travel and reportage. He was educated at Stockholm University, and spent a ye ...

(1932–2019), Swedish author * Sven Lindqvist (footballer) (1903–1987), Swedish soccer player who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

Science

* Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect, an effect where the viscosity of a fluid, namely blood, changes

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People

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