Malmquist
# Malmquist

Malmquist is a Swedish surname, which means "ore-branch". Alternative spellings include Malmqvist and Malmkvist. The name may refer to:

* Axel Johannes Malmquist (1882–1952), Swedish mathematician
* Göran Malmqvist (1924–2019), Swedish linguist
* Gunnar Malmquist (1893–1982), Swedish astronomer
* Linus Malmqvist (born 1981), Swedish football player
* Robin Malmkvist (born 1987), Swedish football player
* Siw Malmkvist (born 1936), Swedish singer
* Sten Malmquist (1917–2004), Swedish economist
* Tom Malmquist (born 1978), Swedish writer
* Walter Malmquist (born 1956), American skier

## Other uses

* 1527 Malmquista, a main-belt asteroid
* Malmquist bias, in observational astronomy
* Malmquist index, to compare the production technology of two economies
* Malmquist's theorem in differential equations
