Sandquist Surname

171,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sandquist Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Sand twig.

Sandquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8711:193,72519,138
Sweden4001:24,6172,003
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Norway401:128,55716,659
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Sandquist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Sand twig.

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

Sandquist Last Name Facts

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

Sandquist is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandquist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 171,359th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,899,939 people. The surname Sandquist is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sandquist are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,871 people, or 1 in 193,725. In The United States Sandquist is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 18 percent reside, Iowa, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Sandquist occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Sandquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sandquist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sandquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sandquist surname are 11.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Sandquist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning 294,446 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandquis940/
Sandquest8920/
Zandquist893/
Sondquist893/
Sandquisp892/
Sandkuist891/
Soundquist840/
Sondquis820/
Sondquest780/
Saintquitte702/
Sandqy674/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sandquist
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis