How common is the surname Sundquist?

2,468 people in the United States had the surname Sundquist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. It ranked 12,548th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sundquist?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sundquist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sundquist?

Don Sundquist, American politician (1936–2023), followed by Scott Sundquist.

Where is the surname Sundquist most common?

Wikidata records people named Sundquist in the United States.

Is the surname Sundquist getting more or less common?

More common. 2,431 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,468 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Sundquist

A Swedish surname, carried by 2,468 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sundquist is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

Swedish origin

Borrowed from Swedish Sundqvist.

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 2,468 people named Sundquist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,431.

#12,548

rank among US surnames

2,468

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,803)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,540	Volker	2,471	124,948
#12,541	Fairman	2,470	124,998
#12,547	Baumgart	2,469	125,049
#12,548	Koop	2,468	125,099
#12,554	Crotts	2,467	125,150
#12,557	Pathak	2,466	125,201

Who is named Sundquist

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

95% of people named Sundquist identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sundquists

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Don Sundquist
American politician (1936–2023)
Scott Sundquist
American drummer, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sundquist

Sundquist has the Soundex code S532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S532.

Other Swedish surnames

All 133 Swedish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sundquist come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Sundqvist.
How common is the surname Sundquist?: 2,468 people in the United States had the surname Sundquist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,099 Americans. It ranked 12,548th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sundquist?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sundquist identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sundquist?: Don Sundquist, American politician (1936–2023), followed by Scott Sundquist.
Where is the surname Sundquist most common?: Wikidata records people named Sundquist in the United States.
Is the surname Sundquist getting more or less common?: More common. 2,431 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,468 in 2010, up 1.5%.