Bergqvist
surname · Latin script
/bɛrjkʋɪ˥˩s̪t̪/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Bergqvist is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Sweden. Recorded meaning: From berg (“mountain”) + qvist, archaic spelling of kvist (“twig”).
- SESweden
- DKDenmark
- GBUnited Kingdom
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
From berg (“mountain”) + qvist, archaic spelling of kvist (“twig”).
Sources 1
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Olof Bergqvistb. 1862SESwedish bishop (1862–1940)
- Erik Bergqvistb. 1891SESwedish swimmer, water polo player and footballer
- Åke Bergqvistb. 1900SEsailor (1900–1975)
- Sven Bergqvistb. 1914SESwedish association football, bandy, and ice hockey player (1914-1996)
- Kjell Bergqvistb. 1953SESwedish actor
- Stig Bergqvistb. 1962SESwedish film director
- Jonas Bergqvistb. 1962SESwedish ice hockey player
- Kajsa Bergqvistb. 1976SESwedish high jumper
- Sandra Bergqvistb. 1980FIFinland Swedish politician
- Doug Bergqvistb. 1993SESwedish association football player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 16 sources across 11 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 8K | #107 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup) | — | 619 | #2,860 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Sukunimitilasto (Finnish surnames register) | — | 242 | — |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 196 | #2,571 |
| NO Norway | SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population) | — | 184 | #8,603 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 54 | #99,355 |
| ES Spain | INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal) | — | 24 | #75,321 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 24 | #73,510 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 20 | #36,564 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 10 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 10 | #131,709 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 5 | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Bergqvist mean, and where does it come from?
- From berg (“mountain”) + qvist, archaic spelling of kvist (“twig”). Recorded by Wiktionary.
- How do you pronounce Bergqvist?
- A machine transcription gives /bɛrjkʋɪ˥˩s̪t̪/ (IPA) for Swedish.
- In which country does Bergqvist have the most bearers?
- Bergqvist is most frequently recorded in Sweden.
What do you want to know about Bergqvist?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/bergqvistThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Bergqvist”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.