Rosenqvist is a Swedish surname meaning "rose branch".
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 64.1% of all known bearers of the surname Rosenqvist were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:4,169), 22.3% of Finland (1:6,671), 9.6% of Denmark (1:15,900) and 1.4% of Norway (1:97,025).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,169) in the following counties:
- 1. Kalmar County (1:1,804)
- 2. Skåne County (1:2,039)
- 3. Kronoberg County (1:2,363)
- 4. Jönköping County (1:2,796)
- 5. Blekinge County (1:3,142)
- 6. Östergötland County (1:3,392)
- 7. Gävleborg County (1:3,685)
- 8. Gotland County (1:3,899)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:6,671) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Åland (1:587)
- 2. Satakunta (1:1,750)
- 3. Southwest Finland (1:3,393)
- 4. Uusimaa (1:4,638)
- 5. Ostrobothnia (1:5,607)
People
- Edil Rosenqvist, Finnish wrestler
- Einar Rosenqvist, Norwegian naval officer and politician
- Emelie Rosenqvist (born 1980), Swedish actress
- Ernst Rosenqvist, Finnish sports shooter
- Felix Rosenqvist, Swedish racing driver
- Gustaf Allan Rosenqvist, Finnish businessman and co-founder of Andrée & Rosenqvist company
- Helena Hillar Rosenqvist, Swedish Green Party politician
- Susanne Rosenqvist, Swedish sprint canoeist
- Terkel Rosenqvist, Norwegian chemist and metallurgist
See also
References
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