Tornquist

== English == === Etymology === Variant of Swedish Törnqvist, an ornamental surname from torn (“thorn; tower”) and kvist (“twig”). === Proper noun === Tornquist (plural Tornquists) A surname from Swedish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Tornquist is the 39960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Tornquist is most common among White (93.99%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tornquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Spanish == === Etymology === Named after Argentine entrepreneur and businessman Ernesto Tornquist, from Swedish. === Proper noun === Tornquist ? a subdivision and town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina === Further reading === Tornquist on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es