Lindqvist
Lindqvist is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'linden twig' (lind means 'linden tree' (Tilia cordata), and kvist means 'twig.
In Sweden, about 23,000 people have this surname in some variation.[1] Lindqvist is by far the most common spelling (69%), but frequent variations include Lindkvist (20%) and Lindquist (11%). Rare variations include Lindhqvist (0.09%, Lindqwist (0.07%) and Lindkuist (0.01).
People with the surname Lindqvist include:
People
- Anders Lindquist, Swedish mathematician
- Carl-Johan Lindqvist, Swedish luger who competed in the early 1990s
- Catarina Lindqvist, Swedish professional tennis player
- Ebba Lindqvist (1908-1995), Swedish writer and poet
- Einar Lindqvist (1895–1972), Swedish ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Erik Lindqvist (1886–1934), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist(1862–1931), Swedish inventor
- Hélène Lindqvist, Swedish-born soprano
- Herman Lindqvist (politician), Swedish Social Democratic politician
- Herman Lindqvist (journalist), Swedish journalist
- Jenny Lindqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
- John Ajvide Lindqvist, Swedish novelist and short stories author
- Robin Lindqvist, professional Swedish ice hockey center
- Sven Lindqvist, Swedish author
- Sven Lindqvist (footballer) (1903–1987), Swedish soccer player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
Science
- Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect, an effect where the viscosity of a fluid, namely blood, changes
See also
References
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