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    The surname Nyquist

    A Swedish surname, carried by 1,713 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/ 2 syllables Soundex N223

    Nyquist: #16,707 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Nyquist #16,707, 1,713 people Nyquist: #16,707 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nyquist #16,707, 1,713 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nyquist is more common than 89.7% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

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

    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 1,713 people named Nyquist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,237 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,749.

    #16,707
    rank among US surnames
    1,713
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #15,395)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,704Guidroz1,714180,132
    #16,707Nyquist1,713180,237
    #16,716Rasor1,712180,342

    Who is named Nyquist

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

    95% of people named Nyquist identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nyquist come from?
    Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”).
    How common is the surname Nyquist?
    1,713 people in the United States had the surname Nyquist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,237 Americans. It ranked 16,707th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nyquist?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Nyquist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Nyquist?
    Nyquist is /ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Nyquist getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,749 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,713 in 2010, down 2.1%.