Tornquist Surname
Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname
Tornquist Surname User-submission:
Swedish: ornamental name from torn, meaning 'thorn' or torn, meaning 'tower' and quist, an old or ornamental spelling of kvist, meaning 'twig'. Often given to wood workers or those who lived in or near a forest.
Read More About This SurnameTornquist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 801 | 1:452,508 | 38,728 |
| Brazil | 296 | 1:723,224 | 26,468 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Chile | 65 | 1:271,023 | 8,011 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Törnquist (663) are calculated separately.
Tornquist Surname Meaning
Tornquist Demographics
Average Tornquist Salary in
United States
$46,398 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Tornquist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tornquist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tornquist is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Törnquist. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tornquist? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 263,444th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,900,838 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Tornquist reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 801 people, or 1 in 452,508. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Arizona, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.
Tornquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tornquist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,503 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tornquist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tornquist surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.28% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tornquist earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $46,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.58% less than the national average, earning $42,937 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Törnquist | 96 | 663 | / |
| Thornquist | 95 | 468 | / |
| Toernquist | 95 | 7 | / |
| Tournquist | 95 | 5 | / |
| Tornqueist | 95 | 2 | / |
| Tornqist | 94 | 0 | / |
| Ternquist | 89 | 16 | / |
| Tornguist | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tornkuist | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tornquest | 89 | 0 | / |
| Thornquest | 84 | 114 | / |
| Thörnquist | 84 | 55 | / |
| Thernquist | 84 | 5 | / |
| Thérnquist | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thornguist | 84 | 0 | / |
| Tornkies | 71 | 0 | / |
| Törngvist | 67 | 4 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Tornquist
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis