Lock Surname

13,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Lock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lock,' from residence thereby. A hatch or wicket. The English surname is not to be confounded with Gaelic loch, a lake; v. Promptorium Parvulorum; Middle English lake, a door-fastener.

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Lock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,5761:4,431604
United States9,3151:38,9114,799
Australia4,8131:5,609818
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
Canada1,9531:18,8662,656
Malaysia1,5681:18,8101,795
Germany1,4951:53,8506,999
South Africa1,0501:51,5986,540
Wales9561:3,237348
New Zealand8021:5,646928
Netherlands6921:24,4033,974
Peru4091:77,7125,508
Denmark3181:17,7511,745
Brazil2861:748,51227,308
Russia2471:583,49451,838
Scotland2461:21,7632,493
Cameroon1861:111,66212,987
France1651:402,56259,152
Sweden1581:62,3214,772
Afghanistan1031:312,1674,880
Spain871:537,38026,266
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Hong Kong661:111,1442,355
Chile401:440,41211,644
China341:40,215,3402,154
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Senegal331:441,7982,028
Austria311:274,69131,731
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Guernsey291:2,222539
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Norway181:285,68329,080
Panama181:217,3486,003
India171:45,121,493474,784
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Mauritius111:117,5837,967
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,1681:2,984427
Wales2671:5,874386
Scotland971:38,5902,978
Guernsey331:990173
Jersey191:2,731446
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1701:12,0431,560

Lock (2,443) may also be a first name.

Lock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lock,' from residence thereby. A hatch or wicket. The English surname is not to be confounded with Gaelic loch, a lake; v. Promptorium Parvulorum; Middle English lake, a door-fastener.

Robert atte Waterlok. R., 45 Hen. III.

Geoffrey Loc, or Lock, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Lock, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Richard atte Loke, Fines Roll, 18 Edward II.

John Loke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1577. Zachary Locke, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller in or by an Enclosure or Confine (Sheepfold, Stronghold, Lockup, etc.) [Old English loc, loca] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Loc [prob. Old English loc(a, a stronghold] (Scandinavian) the O.Scand. pers. name Loki [prob, from Old Norse lok(a, a fastening, stronghold] Thá kuað þat Loki, Laufeyjar sonr.

(Then said Loki, Laufey’s son).—Thryms-Kuiða [Ballad], 66.

(Celtic) for Loch, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who lived by an enclosure of some kind.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Cornwall Or from the Old Norse, Loki; in the Domesday Book, Lochi; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lock (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﻙ) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,440th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 175,304 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Lock live; 35 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in British Isles. Lock is also the 149,758th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 2,443 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 12,576 people, or 1 in 4,431. In England Lock is most frequent in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Hampshire, where 7 percent reside and Somerset, where 6 percent reside. Aside from England Lock exists in 125 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Lock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lock has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing 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 devotion of those bearing the Lock last name is principally Catholic (54%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Lock are 8.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.37% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Locke8957,547/
Loock895,118/
Louck89490/
Loick89220/
Lyock8916/
Lockx8914/
Loïck895/
Losck894/
Locck891/
Lojck891/
Loyck891/
Lok8649,895/
Loc8617,536/
Loocke8080/
Loycke8033/
Lyocks8027/
Loccke8025/
Loucke8021/
Loscke801/
Hlocks801/
Loke7523,800/
Look7510,431/
Lack759,567/
Luok754,256/
Louk752,844/
Lokh751,839/
Looc751,441/
Loyk751,407/
Loïc751,162/
Loik75855/
Loic75631/
Lokk75551/
Lokś75348/
Lioc75255/
Liok75245/
Locq75160/
Lohk75144/
Lojk75144/
Louc7575/
Hlok7532/
Lhok7522/
Locc7512/
Lyok7511/
Loct759/
Logk757/
Lotk756/
Lokø754/
Lokp753/
Lokt753/
Luoc753/
Logc752/
Loïk752/
Hloc752/
Loqc752/
Lloc751/
Lozk751/
Lâck751/
Lohc751/
Lokg751/
Lojc751/
Lokq751/
Lhoc751/
Locková735/
Loheeck732/
Lockova731/
Loockke730/
Leuck671,899/
Laack67657/
Looke67443/
Lacke67306/
Lokke67201/
Loicq67187/
Loc'h67167/
Louke67138/
Loikh67100/
Lioke6789/
Lokhe6779/
Luoke6771/
Loike6769/
Lookk6748/
Loksz6744/
Lokkh6730/
Loucq6728/
Loogk6716/
Loyke6714/
Loukx6712/
Liack6710/
Looschke678/
Lloke677/
Liocs676/
Louckova676/
Locsh675/
Glioc675/
Loyks674/
Hlokk674/
Lhoks673/
Lasck673/
Lliok673/
Lackh672/
Luoks672/
Loucs672/
Loiks672/
Lohuk672/
Loksø672/
Llioc672/
Loïke672/
Loggc672/
Lyack671/
Loctt671/
Lousk671/
Llack671/
Lachk671/
Loucková671/
Loîke671/
Loške671/
Lãcke671/
Laïck671/
L'Lok671/
Lohcg671/
Lohct671/
Liokp671/
Loykx671/
Loyzk671/
Lokkk671/
Hlokp671/
Latck670/
Looct670/

Lock Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lock in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮﻙlwk50
ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻙallwk50

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