Nordquist or Nordqvist is a surname of Swedish origin meaning "northern twig" and may refer to: Nordquist Doug Nordquist (born 1958), American high jumper Helen Nordquist (born 1932), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Hilda Lovisa Nordquist (1881–1935), Swedish missionary Jennifer Nordquist (born 1967), American official Jeremy Nordquist, American politician and Nebraska state senator from Nebraska Jonas Nordquist (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player Mark Nordquist (born 1945), American football player Nordqvist Anna Nordqvist, Swedish golfer Bertil Nordqvist, Swedish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion Björn Nordqvist, Swedish former football defender Gustaf Nordqvist, Swedish composer Jens Nordqvist, Swedish sprint canoer Kew Nordqvist (born 1950), Swedish politician Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist (1858–1925), Finnish hydrographer Sven Nordqvist, Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books See also Norquist Swedish-language surnames