Blomqvist

Blomqvist (Swedish for 'flower branch'; pronounced [ˈblʊ̂mːkvɪst]) or Blomkvist is a surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 70.1% of all known bearers of the surname Blomqvist were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,099), 25.2% of Finland (1:1,704), 1.1% of Norway (1:36,471) and 1.0% of Estonia (1:10,745).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,099) in the following counties:

• 1. Södermanland County (1:721)
• 2. Jönköping County (1:741)
• 3. Kalmar County (1:772)
• 4. Dalarna County (1:828)
• 5. Norrbotten County (1:919)
• 6. Uppsala County (1:969)
• 7. Kronoberg County (1:981)
• 8. Blekinge County (1:993)
• 9. Stockholm County (1:1,030)
• 10. Västmanland County (1:1,054)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,704) in the following regions:

• 1. Åland (1:168)
• 2. Ostrobothnia (1:384)
• 3. Southwest Finland (1:820)
• 4. Uusimaa (1:1,068)
• 5. Central Ostrobothnia (1:1,194)

People

• Andreas Blomqvist, Swedish heavy metal bassist
• Andreas Blomqvist (footballer), Swedish footballer
• Anna-Lena Blomkvist, Swedish politician
• Anni Blomqvist, Finland-Swedish novelist
• Axel Blomqvist, former Swedish speed skater
• Cecilia Blomqvist, Finnish deaconess
• Christina Blomqvist, Swedish orienteering competitor
• Elisabeth Blomqvist, Finnish educator
• Erik Blomqvist (athlete), former Swedish Olympic track and field athlete
• Erik Blomqvist (sport shooter), former Swedish sport shooter
• Erik Blomqvist (chess player), Swedish chess grandmaster
• Jacob Blomqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
• Jesper Blomqvist, Swedish football player and coach
• Johan Blomqvist, bassist of Swedish band Backyard Babies
• Kalle Blomkvist, fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren
• Lena Blomkvist, Swedish football defender
• Mikael Blomkvist, fictional character who appears in Millennium Trilogy.
• Minea Blomqvist, Finnish professional golfer
• Olov Blomkvist, Swedish architect
• Ossi Blomqvist, former Finnish speed skater
• Rebecka Blomqvist (born 1997), Swedish footballer
• Stig Blomqvist, Swedish rally driver
• Timo Blomqvist, Finnish ice hockey player
• Tom Blomqvist, British racing driver

See also

• Blomquist
• Bloomquist

References

1. Jesper Blomqvist
2. Tom Blomqvist
3. Stig Blomqvist
4. Anni Blomqvist
5. Rebecka Blomqvist
6. Joël Blomqvist
7. Erik Blomqvist
8. Alexander Blomqvist
9. Thomas Blomqvist
10. Sara Blomqvist
11. Minea Blomqvist
12. Anders Blomqvist
13. Johan Blomqvist
14. Joel Blomqvist (ice hockey)
15. Ossi Blomqvist
16. Jacob Blomqvist
17. Örjan Blomquist
18. Ivan Blomqvist
19. Leif Blomqvist
20. Anders Blomquist (cross-country skier)