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

Hallonquist, 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 Hallonquist surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hallonquist in America

Hallonquist is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hallonquist surname appeared 148 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hallonquist.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hallonquist 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 Hallonquist

The surname Hallonquist has its origins in Sweden, emerging in the 17th century. It is derived from the Swedish words 'hallon,' meaning raspberry, and 'qvist,' meaning twig or branch. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked with raspberry bushes.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Hallonquist can be found in parish records from the 1600s in various regions of Sweden, including Småland, Västergötland, and Östergötland. These records often list individuals with similar spellings such as Hallonqvist, Hallonquist, and Hallonqwist.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Hallonquist was Anders Hallonquist, born in 1654 in Västergötland. Historical records indicate that he was a farmer and landowner in the village of Norra Åsarp.

In the 18th century, the name Hallonquist appeared in court documents from the town of Falköping, where a merchant named Johan Hallonquist was involved in a legal dispute over property rights in 1732.

During the 19th century, several notable individuals bore the Hallonquist surname. Carl Gustaf Hallonquist (1803-1879) was a Swedish writer and poet known for his works celebrating rural life and nature. Another prominent figure was Axel Hallonquist (1835-1904), a military officer who served in the Swedish army and participated in the Prussian-Danish War of 1864.

In the early 20th century, Knut Hallonquist (1880-1957) was a Swedish architect who designed several notable buildings in Stockholm, including the Stockholm Public Library and the Stockholm City Hall.

Another individual of note was Brita Hallonquist (1901-1982), a Swedish writer and journalist who chronicled life in rural Sweden and advocated for women's rights.

While the surname Hallonquist is relatively uncommon, it remains a part of Sweden's rich cultural heritage and reflects the country's linguistic and agricultural traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hallonquist

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

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 Hallonquist 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 Hallonquist 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 Hallonquist was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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