Youngquist Family History

Americanized form of the Swedish ornamental name Ungquist, composed of the elements ung ‘young’ + quist, an old or ornamental spelling of kvist ‘twig’. Possibly an Americanized form of Swedish Ljungquist, an ornamental name composed of the elements ljung ‘heather’ + quist.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press