Tornquist

Tornquist or Törnquist or Tørnquist is a surname of Swedish origin. The word tornquist means "thorn branch". See also the spelling Törnqvist.

Tornquist may refer to:


 * Tornquist, Buenos Aires, a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
 * Tornquist Partido, a district in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
 * Tornquist Bay, along the north coast of South Georgia
 * Tornquist Sea, a paleo-sea between Baltica and Avalonia during early Paleozoic time
 * Tornquist line, Tornquist Zone, Tornquist Fan: suture features running through Europe from the North Sea to the Black Sea

People with the surname

 * Alexander Tornquist (1868–1944), German-Austrian geologist
 * Einar Tørnquist (born 1982), Norwegian comedian, talk-show host, and drummer
 * Ernesto Tornquist (1842–1908), Argentine businessman
 * Evie (singer) (born 1957) (Evie Karlsson, née Tornquist), American singer
 * John Törnquist (1876–1937), Swedish missionary to Xinjiang
 * Jorrit Tornquist (1938–2023), Austrian-Italian artist and color theorist
 * Kristine Tornquist (born 1965), Austrian artist and stage director, work includes Šimon Voseček's Hybris
 * Ragnar Tørnquist (born 1970), Norwegian game designer and author
 * Steffo Törnquist (born 1956), Swedish journalist