Lofquist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Löfqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements löf (“leaf”) and kvist (“twig”).

Proper noun

Lofquist (plural Lofquists)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lofquist is the 32169^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 717 individuals. Lofquist is most common among White (92.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lofquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 453.