Elmquist

English

Etymology

Variant of Swedish Elmqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements alm (“elm”) and kvist (“twig”).

Proper noun

Elmquist (plural Elmquists)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elmquist is the 28498^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 837 individuals. Elmquist is most common among White (94.98%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elmquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 524.