Lindqvist is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'linden twig', as ''lind'' means 'linden tree' (

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), 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, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

(frequency 1:608), 20.2% of

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

(1:1,240), 1.6% of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

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

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

(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 (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, 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 ...

(1:363) * 2.

Gotland County Gotland County () is a county or of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County consists of only one count ...

(1:424) * 3.

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County, Uppsala, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Dalarna County, Dalarna, Jämtland County, Jämtland and V� ...

(1:477) * 4.

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County (, Meänkieli/, ) 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 borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf ...

(1:495) * 5.

Blekinge County Blekinge County () is a county or '' län'' in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden ...

(1:515) * 6.

Uppsala County Uppsala County () is a county or '' län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. Province The nor ...

(1:530) * 7.

Dalarna County Dalarna County () 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 and Trøndelag to ...

(1:553) * 8.

Södermanland County Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the ...

(1:554) * 9.

Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; ) 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 the city of V ...

(1:558) * 10. Stockholm County (1:562) * 11.

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County () 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 Norrland", as it was in the ...

(1:584) * 12.

Jönköping County Jönköping County () 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 September 2017. The capita ...

(1:599) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,240) in the following regions:Lindqvist surname distribution
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Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...

(1:221) * 2.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; , ; 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, Helsinki, alo ...

(1:673) * 3. Ostrobothnia (1:743) * 4.

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland (, ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ('','' ) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regional capital and most populous city is Tu ...

(1:880) * 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,026)

People

Anders Lindquist Anders Gunnar Lindquist (born 21 November 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 system ...

, 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 Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan (born 13 June 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. Career Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of World No. 10 in April 1985 and won five singles titles. She rea ...

, 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 in ...

(1932–2021), Swedish Sinologist *

Ebba Lindqvist Ebba Helfrid Lindqvist-Galéen (7 April 1908 – 5 September 1995) was a Swedish poet. She studied for a Master's degree in Uppsala and became a Swedish teacher at Gothenburg upper secondary school for girls. Married in 1933 with business schoo ...

(1908–1995), Swedish writer and poet *

Elin Lindqvist Elin Lindqvist (born 1982 in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is Li ...

(born 1982), Swedish novelist * Einar Lindqvist (1895–1972), Swedish ice hockey player who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

* Emma Lindqvist, Swedish handballer * Erik Lindqvist (1886–1934), Swedish sailor who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

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 Väster ...

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

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical 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 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral ...

* Herman Lindqvist (politician), Swedish Social Democratic politician * Herman Lindqvist (journalist), 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 in 1788. He was the director of ...

, theatre director *

John Ajvide Lindqvist John Ajvide Lindqvist (; born 2 December 1968) is a Swedish writer of horror novels and short stories. He is the husband of author Mia Ajvide and the father of author Fritiof Ajvide. Early life Lindqvist was born and raised in the Stockholm su ...

, 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 (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

In other fields

Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping ''Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping'' (2003) is a decision by the Court of Justice of the European Communities (European Court of Justice). It held that referring to various persons on an internet page and identifying them either b ...

, a 2003 decision by the European Court of Justice stating that online publication of personal details constitutes processing of personal data *

Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect The Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect ( ) or sigma effect describes how the viscosity of blood changes with the diameter of the vessel it travels through. In particular there is a decrease in viscosity as the vessel diameter decreases, but only at s ...

, an effect where the viscosity of a fluid, namely blood, changes

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