Locker Surname
Approximately 7,361 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLocker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,613 | 1:100,321 | 11,143 |
| England | 1,416 | 1:39,349 | 5,091 |
| Germany | 740 | 1:108,791 | 13,431 |
| Australia | 468 | 1:57,683 | 7,021 |
| Israel | 253 | 1:33,825 | 4,741 |
| Canada | 197 | 1:187,033 | 18,476 |
| Austria | 120 | 1:70,962 | 10,845 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Czechia | 73 | 1:145,664 | 22,715 |
| Hungary | 66 | 1:148,731 | 13,450 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 23 | 1:4,312 | 570 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 1:6,900 | 616 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Montserrat | 4 | 1:1,237 | 187 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 725 | 1:33,621 | 4,428 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 644 | 1:77,979 | 8,265 |
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.
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.
(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]
A lockmaker.
A lockmaker.
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).
From the German, Locker; from the Dutch, Lokker; a personal name.
Locker Demographics
Average Locker Salary in
United States
$45,715 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Locker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Locker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Locker is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Löcker. For other possible spellings of Locker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Locker? popularity and diffusion
Locker is the 67,596th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 990,021 people. The surname Locker occurs predominantly 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 widespread given name globally It is held by 83 people.
Locker is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,613 people, or 1 in 100,321. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.
Locker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Locker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 bearing the Locker surname is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Locker surname 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.
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