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    The surname Lofquist

    A Swedish surname, carried by 717 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L122

    Lofquist: #32,169 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lofquist #32,169, 717 people Lofquist: #32,169 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Lofquist #32,169, 717 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lofquist is more common than 80.2% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    Borrowed from Swedish Löfqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements löf (“leaf”) 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 717 people named Lofquist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 430,607 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 708.

    #32,169
    rank among US surnames
    717
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #31,014)

    Who is named Lofquist

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

    93% of people named Lofquist identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lofquist come from?
    Borrowed from Swedish Löfqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements löf (“leaf”) and kvist (“twig”).
    How common is the surname Lofquist?
    717 people in the United States had the surname Lofquist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 430,607 Americans. It ranked 32,169th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lofquist?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lofquist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Lofquist getting more or less common?
    More common. 708 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 717 in 2010, up 1.3%.