Last Name QUIST

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Meaning Not available
Origin Danish, Swedish, Belgian

Rank 9,276 (2000 US census) 14,786 (1990 US census)
Count 3,230 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.72%, or 3027 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.5%, or 113 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.18%, or 38 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.99%, or 32 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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