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

The surname Lock (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﻙ) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lock.

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

The last name is the 13,440^th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 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 frequently held forename internationally It is held by 2,443 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 12,576 people, or 1 in 4,431. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Hampshire, where 7 percent are found and Somerset, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 125 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Lock Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lock has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lock surname grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 223 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 358 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lock Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lock last name is predominantly Catholic (54%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing 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.