Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements sund ‘strait sound’ (possibly from a placename) + quist an old or ornamental spelling of kvist ‘twig’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Sundquist family from?
You can see how Sundquist families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sundquist family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Sundquist families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 21 Sundquist families living in Illinois. This was about 34% of all the recorded Sundquist's in USA. Illinois had the highest population of Sundquist families in 1880.
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What did your Sundquist ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Farmer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Sundquist. 16% of Sundquist men worked as a Farmer and 10% of Sundquist women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sundquist were Machinist and Teacher. .
Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Sundquist life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Sundquist in 1940 was 51, and 80 in 2004.