Bergquist Surname

62,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bergquist Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Mountain twig.

Bergquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4041:67,0727,815
Sweden1,6811:5,858545
Canada3091:119,24112,570
Norway2751:18,6992,360
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Australia441:613,53943,545
England441:1,266,32057,817
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Djibouti41:228,733966
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Bergquist (15) may also be a first name.

Bergquist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Mountain twig.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bergquist Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bergquist Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bergquist is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bergquist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergquist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 62,570th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 908,445 people. The surname Bergquist occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Bergquist are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name globally It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,404 people, or 1 in 67,072. In The United States Bergquist is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Bergquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bergquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bergquist last name rose 3,627 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bergquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bergquist surname are 8.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Bergquist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning 402,652 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% less than the national average, earning $46,324 CAD per year.

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