Enquist

English

Etymology

From Swedish Enqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements en (“juniper”) and kvist (“twig”).

Proper noun

Enquist (plural Enquists)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Enquist is the 39960^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Enquist is most common among White (94.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Enquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 530.