Nordquist or Nordqvist is a surname of Swedish origin meaning "northern branch". Notable people with the surname include:
Nordquist Doug Nordquist (born 1958), American high jumper Helen Nordquist (1932–2023), American baseball player Hilda Lovisa Nordquist (1881–1935), Swedish missionary Jennifer Nordquist (born 1967), American official Jeremy Nordquist (born 1981), American politician from Nebraska Jonas Nordquist (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player Mark Nordquist (born 1945), American football player
Nordqvist Anna Nordqvist (born 1987), Swedish golfer Bertil Nordqvist, Swedish ski-orienteering competitor Björn Nordqvist (born 1942), Swedish football player Gustaf Nordqvist (1886–1949), Swedish composer Jens Nordqvist (born 1959), Swedish sprint canoer Kew Nordqvist (born 1950), Swedish politician Martin Nordqvist (born 2003), Swedish freestyle skier Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist (1858–1925), Finnish hydrographer Sven Nordqvist (born 1946), Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books
See also Norquist