Where Does The Last Name Lock Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lock (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﻙ) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lock? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 13,440^th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 175,304 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Lock reside; 35 percent reside in Northern Europe and 33 percent reside in British Isles. Lock is also the 149,758^th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,443 people.

The last name Lock is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 12,576 people, or 1 in 4,431. In England Lock is primarily found in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Hampshire, where 7 percent live and Somerset, where 6 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 125 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Lock Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lock has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lock last name increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 223 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 358 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lock Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (54%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Lock last name are 8.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Lock earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.42% less than the national average, earning 289,253 kr per year; in Peru they earn 86.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,126 per year; in South Africa they earn 83.8% more than the national average, earning R 436,788 per year; in United States they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $42,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,176 CAD per year.