Malmquist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Malmqvist, from malm (“ore”) + kvist (“twig”).

Proper noun

Malmquist (plural Malmquists)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Derived terms

• Malmquist bias
• Malmquist index

 

Translations

Translations

• Icelandic: Malmquist
• Swedish: Malmqvist (sv)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malmquist is the 27185^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 890 individuals. Malmquist is most common among White (95.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malmquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmalmˌkʰvɪst/

Proper noun

Malmquist m

1. a surname, Malmquist

Swedish

Proper noun

Malmquist

1. Malmquist; Alternative form of Malmqvist; a surname