# Ahlquist (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ahlquist/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Swedish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Swedish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,170 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,113 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 263,885 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (1,137 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Ahlqvist, from al (“alder”) + kvist (“twig”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ahlquist in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ahlquist in the United States.

## People named Ahlquist

- Jon Edward Ahlquist, American molecular biologist, ornithologist (1944–2020)
- Lloyd Ahlquist, American musician, rapper and YouTuber

## Similar surnames

Alexis, Alcazar, Alcocer, Alejos, Allshouse, Alcock.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.