# Nyquist (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nyquist/  
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) | 1,713 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,707 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 180,237 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.1% (1,749 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nyquist 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Similar surnames

Nicastro.

## 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.