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: Kalmar County (1:1,804) Skåne County (1:2,039) Kronoberg County (1:2,363) Jönköping County (1:2,796) Blekinge County (1:3,142) Östergötland County (1:3,392) Gävleborg County (1:3,685) Gotland County (1:3,899)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:6,671) in the following regions:Rosenqvist surname distribution Åland (1:587) Satakunta (1:1,750) Southwest Finland (1:3,393) Uusimaa (1:4,638) 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, Indianapolis 500 winner Gustaf Allan Rosenqvist, Finnish businessman and co-founder of Andrée & Rosenqvist Helena Hillar Rosenqvist, Swedish politician Susanne Rosenqvist, Swedish sprint canoeist Terkel Rosenqvist, Norwegian chemist and metallurgist
See also Rosenquist
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