Malmquist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Malmqvist, from malm (“ore”) + kvist (“twig”).

Proper noun

Malmquist (plural Malmquists)

A surname from Swedish.

Derived terms

Malmquist bias
Malmquist index

Translations

Translations

Icelandic: Malmquist
Swedish: Malmqvist (sv)

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Malmquist is the 27185^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 890 individuals. Malmquist is most common among White (95.28%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malmquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmalmˌkʰvɪst/

Proper noun

Malmquist m

a surname, Malmquist

Swedish

Proper noun

Malmquist

Malmquist; Alternative form of Malmqvist; a surname

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