Locker Surname

67,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Locker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the lockyer,' the locksmith; Middle English loke, a lock. More correctly lock-er, but y has intruded, as in sawyer, lawyer, bowyer for saw-er, law-er, bow-er.

Henry le Lockier, London, 1273.

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Locker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6131:100,32111,143
England1,4161:39,3495,091
Germany7401:108,79113,431
Australia4681:57,6837,021
Israel2531:33,8254,741
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Austria1201:70,96210,845
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Czechia731:145,66422,715
Hungary661:148,73113,450
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Wales401:77,3636,557
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Scotland141:382,41616,471
India121:63,922,115578,870
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
France91:7,380,302306,885
Saint Kitts and Nevis81:6,900616
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Montserrat41:1,237187
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7251:33,6214,428
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6441:77,9798,265

The alternate forms: Löcker (1,266) are calculated separately.

Locker (83) may also be a first name.

Locker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the lockyer,' the locksmith; Middle English loke, a lock. More correctly lock-er, but y has intruded, as in sawyer, lawyer, bowyer for saw-er, law-er, bow-er.

Henry le Lockier, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas le Lokyere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Lucas le Lokier, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robet Harward, loker, 1443: Mun. Acad. Oxon.

1604. William Lokier, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1608. Married — Abraham Batemanand Ursula Lockyer: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1735.—James Sanger and Joan Lockier: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.

It is interesting to notice that while Lockyer has predominated over Locksmith in our personal nomenclature, yet locksmith has nearly ousted lockyer as an occupative term.

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

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the locker' or 'locksmith'; v. Lockyear.

1605. Henry Locker and Elizabeth Herd: Marriage Lic. (London).

1608. Thurstan Locker, of Manchester: Wills at Chester.

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

(English) 1 Locksmith [Middle English lok, Old English loc, a lock + the agential suff. -er] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Locer (for (Lochere) [v. under Lock2, and + Old English here, army] (Scandinavian) the O.Dan. pers. name Loker (for Lokher) [v. under Lock (Scandinavian), and + Old Norse her- army]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A lockmaker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A lockmaker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Roger Locheor, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John, Jordan Lokar, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); Richard Lokere, Normandy, c. 1185 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Locker; from the Dutch, Lokker; a personal name.

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

Locker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Locker occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Löcker. For other possible spellings of Locker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Locker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,596th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 990,021 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Locker are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 83 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,613 people, or 1 in 100,321. In The United States Locker is most numerous in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Locker occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Locker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Locker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Locker surname expanded 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Locker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Locker last name are 30.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Locker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.46% more than the national average, earning R 378,936 per year; in United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löcker941,266/
Loecker92258/
Lockier92112/
Lockerd9284/
Lockear9237/
Lockher926/
Loocker923/
Lochker922/
Locketr921/
Loucker921/
Loicker921/
Loker912,060/
Locer912/
Lockhert8627/
Lockherd8613/
Lockcher867/
Loeckher862/
Lockkear862/
Lockhear861/
Louckert861/
Lockeart860/
Locher8312,053/
Looker833,502/
Lucker831,265/
Lecker831,028/
Lokker83913/
Lacker83696/
Lokere83561/
Lokier8381/
Lotker8365/
Loeker8348/
Lokher8314/
Lokeer8314/
Louker834/
Lokert834/
Lockre833/
Lozker833/
Lokeir831/
Loucer830/
Loiker830/
Lockerová8069/
Lockerova802/
Lockheard800/
Luckert771,018/
Lachker77483/
Lackert77134/
Löckher7744/
Leucker7740/
Löckert7732/
Loucher7731/
Logcher7716/
Lockyor775/
Luckier774/
Lackier774/
Loysker774/
L'Acker772/
Lokkert772/
Lockair771/
Luckher771/
Lookert771/
Loukier771/
Lhokher771/
Laecker771/
Laacker771/
Lackeyr771/
Luckere771/
Locheer771/
Lokeere771/
Luckger771/
Luchker771/
Ludcker771/
Loudker770/
Lochear770/
Loukert770/
Llecker770/
Leecker770/
Loccher770/
Luckerr770/
Lockheardt753/
Lockheartt750/
Loockheart750/
Laker7321,305/
Luker738,114/
Lokre73774/
Leker73579/
Lacer73543/
Locre73474/
Löker73285/
Lokir73276/
Lucer73200/
Lüker73187/
Leuckert7184/
Loytsker7118/
Lauckert7114/
Loutzker718/
Loutsker714/
Lozscher712/
Locquier712/
Loitsker712/
Lockhair711/
Luckeyjr711/
L'Hooker711/
Lacher676,729/
Llacer675,096/
Lakher672,856/
Leuker67783/
Lucher67726/
Leeker67680/
Lukert67388/
Laaker67388/
Laucer67278/
Lutker67207/
Lehker67180/
Lekker67171/
Lekeur67133/
Lucear67127/
Lakier67117/
Lekier6784/
Lekher6777/
Llácer6777/
Lukere6758/
Latker6748/
Lakere6744/
Lakeer6744/
Lekeer6736/
Lacear6734/
Lühker6729/
Liaker6725/
Lohkre6724/
Lukker6723/
Luiker6722/
Llàcer6722/
Loquer6720/
Lakker6717/
Laccer6716/
Lokhre6714/
Lakert6714/
Lähker6713/
Liacer6712/
Luckerová6711/
Lauker676/
Lokjær676/
Lyaker675/
Hlacer674/
Lokire674/
Loqere674/
Luyker673/
Lakerr672/
Luckherdt672/
Loukre672/
Lahker672/
Loskär672/
Lokair672/
Lucerr671/
Liuker671/
Lleker671/
Lackre671/
Lochir671/
Lacger671/
Loucir671/
Lakeur671/
Lokior671/
Locoir671/
Laceer671/
Lakerd671/

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