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. 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: 1. Åland (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
Cecilia Lindqvist (1932–2021), Swedish Sinologist
Ebba Lindqvist (1908-1995), Swedish writer and poet
Elin Lindqvist (born 1982), Swedish novelist
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)