Thornquist

== English == === Etymology === From Swedish Thörnqvist, an ornamental surname from a variant of torn (“thorn”) + kvist (“twig”). === Proper noun === Thornquist (plural Thornquists) A surname from Swedish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Thornquist is the 79338th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 240 individuals. Thornquist is most common among White (91.67%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thornquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. Forebears