Thornquist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Swedish Thörnqvist, an ornamental surname from a variant of torn (“thorn”) + kvist (“twig”).
Proper noun
[edit]Thornquist (plural Thornquists)
- A surname from Swedish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thornquist is the 79338th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 240 individuals. Thornquist is most common among White (91.67%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thornquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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