The Lundquist surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,853 people carried this name — #5,110 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,875).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lundquist surname

From lund (“grove”) + qvist, archaic spelling of kvist (“twig”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Lundquist» (English) and «Lundqvist» (Swedish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

2,597 people named Lundquist are counted in Sweden and Norway.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 2,336
Norway (2025) 261

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Lundquist in American newspapers,
1914–1925.

Newspaper page from The Daily Worker carrying the name Lundquist
The Daily Worker 1925-02-21
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Lundquist
Rock Island Argus 1916-07-03
Newspaper page from The Lakeland Evening Telegram carrying the name Lundquist
The Lakeland Evening Telegram 1914-10-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,769 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lundquist in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1970s.

171 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lundquist. The most, 69, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 76
New South Wales 48
ACT (Canberra) 17
Queensland 15
Tasmania 6
South Australia 5
Western Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lundquist.

Who carried it

People named Lundquist,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anders Lundquist
    Anders Lundquist 1803–1853 · artist
  • Abraham Lundquist
    Abraham Lundquist 1817–1892 · businessperson
  • Ernst Lundquist
    Ernst Lundquist 1851–1938 · writer
  • Carl Fredrik Lundquist
    Carl Fredrik Lundquist 1860–1931 · engineer
  • Henric Lundquist 1829–1885 · politician
  • Ferdinand Lundquist 1837–1916 · merchant

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lundquist,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States836 records

836 records of the Lundquist name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 236
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 212
  • Other U.S. records 388
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Otto L. Lundquist

    Born 1922 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Grant; payroll clerk from Rock Island. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1944, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Lundquist

    Arrived at New York in 1880 aboard the Spain from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; servant. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record William L. Lundquist

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 2001; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 836 records for Lundquist in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Norway46 records

46 records of the Lundquist name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Mary Lundquist

    Census of 1910: Solvang (gaard), Nes; maidservant, born 1887 in Øiestad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record August Lundquist

    Census of 1910: Blokhusgate, Fredrikshald; tailor, born 1844 in Dalsland Sverige.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johan Lundquist

    Census of 1910: Lunden, Aker; shoemaker, born 1855 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 46 records for Lundquist in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Netherlands37 records

37 records of the Lundquist name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 25
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 12
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Enoch Lundquist

    Married in 1898 in Rotterdam. Died 1908 in Rotterdam, aged 32.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Verner Lundquist

    Died 1959 in Zaandam, aged 63.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Nicolaas Wijnand Lundquist

    In the population register of Utrecht; born in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Lundquist in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia18 records

18 records of the Lundquist name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Anders B. Lundquist

    Carpenter of Alexandra, Victoria; died 1950.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Olga Lundquist

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Yorck, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Corey Peter Lundquist

    Cutter of Doveton, Victoria; died 1996.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Lundquist in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Lundquist name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Axel Lundquist

    Died 1956, aged 68; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arnold Franklin Lundquist

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Lundquist

    Married 1825 in Inverness, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Lundquist in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Lundquist name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Lundquist

    From Kiel. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 12 June 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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