Find out how popular the last name Blomquist is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Blomquist.

Blomquist, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Blomquist surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blomquist in America

Blomquist is the 9444th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blomquist surname appeared 3,445 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Blomquist.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blomquist to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Blomquist

The surname Blomquist is of Swedish origin, derived from the words "blom" meaning flower and "kvist" meaning twig or branch. It likely originated in the 16th or 17th century as a descriptive name for someone who lived near a flowering bush or tree.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Blomquist can be found in the Swedish parish records from the late 17th century. One notable early bearer was Johan Blomquist, born in 1673 in Värmland, Sweden. He was a farmer and landowner in the village of Blomkvist, which may have influenced the spelling of his surname.

In the 19th century, the name Blomquist started appearing in various historical records across Sweden. One prominent figure was Gustaf Blomquist, a Swedish entrepreneur born in 1810 in Malmö, who established a successful shipping company and contributed to the development of the city's harbor.

As Sweden experienced significant emigration to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many individuals with the surname Blomquist settled in various parts of the country. One notable American bearer was Carl Blomquist, born in 1886 in Gothenburg, Sweden, who became a renowned architect known for his work on several prominent buildings in New York City.

Another notable Blomquist was Ingrid Blomquist, a Swedish writer and activist born in 1892 in Stockholm. She was a pioneering figure in the women's rights movement and published several influential works advocating for gender equality and social reforms.

In the realm of sports, Bengt Blomquist, born in 1935 in Malmö, was a successful Swedish tennis player who won multiple titles in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Swedish Open in 1957.

While the name Blomquist has its roots in Sweden, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and intermarriage. However, it remains most prevalent in Sweden and among individuals of Swedish descent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blomquist

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Blomquist.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Blomquist was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Blomquist has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Blomquist was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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