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    The surname Enquist

    A Swedish surname, carried by 549 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex E522

    Enquist: #39,960 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Enquist #39,960, 549 people Enquist: #39,960 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Enquist #39,960, 549 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Enquist is more common than 75.4% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    From Swedish Enqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements en (“juniper”) and kvist (“twig”).

    One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 549 people named Enquist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 562,378 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 552.

    #39,960
    rank among US surnames
    549
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.5%
    change since 2000 (was #37,835)

    Who is named Enquist

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Enquist identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Enquists

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Paul Enquist
      American rower, born 1955

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Enquist come from?
    From Swedish Enqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements en (“juniper”) and kvist (“twig”).
    How common is the surname Enquist?
    549 people in the United States had the surname Enquist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 562,378 Americans. It ranked 39,960th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Enquist?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Enquist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Enquist?
    Paul Enquist, American rower.
    Where is the surname Enquist most common?
    Wikidata records people named Enquist in the United States.
    Is the surname Enquist getting more or less common?
    Less common. 552 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 549 in 2010, down 0.5%.