Lindqvist

Lindqvist is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'linden twig', as ''lind'' means 'linden tree' (Tilia cordata), and ''kvist'' means 'twig'.

In Sweden, about 23,000 people have this surname in some variation. ''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%). Provided by Wikipedia