Lindqvist




Lindqvist is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'linden twig' (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).




Contents






  • 1 Geographical distribution


  • 2 People


  • 3 Science


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





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, 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)


References





  1. ^ Statistics Sweden, http://www.sverigeisiffror.scb.se/hitta-statistik/sverige-i-siffror/namnsok/?nameSearchInput=Lindqvist


  2. ^ Lindqvist surname distribution



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