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%).
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:
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,240) in the following regions: [2]
