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Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called `t Quistken. [1] The surname is also common in coastal Ghana, originating during the colonial era from Gold Coast Euro-African unions. People with the surname include:
Qvist is a surname of Scandinavian origin. People with the surname include: Anders Qvist (born 1987), Danish professional football defender; Arthur Qvist (1896–1973), Norwegian horse rider and Olympic athlete; also Norwegian Commander of the Norwegian Volunteer SS Legion in World War II; Eetu Qvist (born 1983), Finnish former ice hockey player
Pages in category "Swedish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 751 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles concerned with one surname.. Use template {{}} to populate this category.
Pages in category "Surnames of Swedish origin" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adlercreutz;
Torii Kiyomasu II (鳥居清倍, c. 1720–1750), Japanese ukiyo-e painter and woodblock print-maker; Torii Kiyomitsu (鳥居清満, 1735–1785), Japanese ukiyo-e painter and print-maker; Torii Kiyomoto (鳥居清元, 1645–1702), Japanese ukiyo-e painter and kabuki actor; Torii Kiyonaga (勝川春潮, 1752–1815), Japanese ukiyo-e artist
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Coevorden, van – e.g. George Vancouver#Origins of the family name; Citroen – lemon, e.g. André Citroën; Cornelissen – son of Cornelius; Dekker – from the verb dekken or to cover as in covering roof tops (compare "Thatcher") Dijk, Deijck, van – From the dike; Dijkstra – From the road, from West Frisian dyk = (Dutch) weg = road