Explore the Family Name Applequist

The meaning of Applequist

Americanized form of Swedish Apelkvist or Apelquist: ornamental name composed of the elements apel ‘apple tree’ + kvist, quist ‘twig’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alvar.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Applequist in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Applequist" has seen a moderate increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 55,732nd in terms of popularity, but rose slightly to 54,752nd in 2010—a 1.76% change. Additionally, the count of people with this surname increased by 9.3% over that same decade, from 344 individuals to 376. However, the proportion of people with the Applequist name per 100k population remained consistent at 0.13 both in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,732	#54,752	1.76%
Count	344	376	9.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Applequist

Regarding ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname "Applequist" identify as White, though there has been a slight decrease in this group from 94.48% in 2000 to 93.35% in 2010. The data also shows an emergence of more diverse ethnic identities over this decade. In 2010, 1.86% identified as Black, and 1.33% reported having two or more races—categories that were not represented in the 2000 data. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Hispanic slightly declined from 1.74% to 1.60%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.48%	93.35%	-1.2%
Black	0%	1.86%	0%
Hispanic	1.74%	1.6%	-8.05%
Two or More Races	0%	1.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%