Holmquist Surname

71,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Holmquist Surname Definition:

(Swedish) River island twig.

Holmquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7801:75,8288,683
Sweden1,3981:7,043644
Denmark1681:33,5993,470
Venezuela1281:235,9696,005
Norway1061:48,5126,954
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Argentina491:872,31556,573
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

Holmquist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) River island twig.

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

Holmquist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holmquist is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holmquist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,946th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,062,634 people. The surname Holmquist occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Holmquist are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,780 people, or 1 in 75,828. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 18 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Holmquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holmquist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Holmquist last name increased 1,935 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holmquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holmquist last name are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Holmquist earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning 338,425 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1477.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 305,867 per year; in South Africa they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning R 251,220 per year; in United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $49,376 CAD per year.

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