How common is the surname Quist?

3,433 people in the United States had the surname Quist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,935 Americans. It ranked 9,473rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Quist?

Adrian Quist, Australian tennis player (1913–1991).

Where is the surname Quist most common?

Wikidata records people named Quist in Australia.

Is the surname Quist getting more or less common?

More common. 3,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,433 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Quist

A surname, carried by 3,433 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Q230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quist is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,433 people named Quist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,935 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,230.

#9,473

rank among US surnames

3,433

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,276)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,464	Cavallo	3,438	89,804
#9,466	Poulson	3,437	89,830
#9,471	Spradley	3,434	89,908
#9,473	Scalf	3,433	89,935
#9,479	Umanzor	3,432	89,961

Who is named Quist

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

91% of people named Quist identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Quists

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adrian Quist
Australian tennis player (1913–1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quist

Quast

Quist has the Soundex code Q230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q230.

Questions

How common is the surname Quist?: 3,433 people in the United States had the surname Quist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,935 Americans. It ranked 9,473rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quist?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Quist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Quist?: Adrian Quist, Australian tennis player (1913–1991).
Where is the surname Quist most common?: Wikidata records people named Quist in Australia.
Is the surname Quist getting more or less common?: More common. 3,230 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,433 in 2010, up 6.3%.