Lockerbie Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lockerbie Surname Definition:

A surname current in Dumfriesshire, derived from the small town of the name in the parish of Dryfesdale. John Lockerby in Lochmaben, 1790. The lands of Lockerby of that Ilk were long possessed by Johnstons (Nisbet, I).

Lockerbie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Canada1641:224,66821,579
England1521:366,56626,048
Scotland1501:35,6923,478
Australia1061:254,67623,375
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1551:24,1502,237
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lockerbie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname current in Dumfriesshire, derived from the small town of the name in the parish of Dryfesdale. John Lockerby in Lochmaben, 1790. The lands of Lockerby of that Ilk were long possessed by Johnstons (Nisbet, I).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Lockerbie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lockerbie is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lockerbie.

How Common Is The Last Name Lockerbie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lockerbie is the 420,906th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. The last name Lockerbie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Lockerbie live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 1,768,092. In The United States Lockerbie is mostly concentrated in: California, where 24 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Lockerbie exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Lockerbie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lockerbie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lockerbie surname expanded 20,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lockerbie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lockerbie surname are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.41% registered with the party.

The amount Lockerbie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.84% more than the national average, earning $54,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $54,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lockerbee891/
Locherbie891/
Lockerby82670/
Lokerby750/
Lakerbai712/
Lakerber711/
Lackerby710/
Leckerby710/
Lakerbaia6782/
Lackerbaj675/
Lakervi633/
Lacarbe631/
Lakerve631/
Laquerbe59331/
Lakerbay5919/
Laukirbe593/
Lakhorbi591/
Lekarbai591/
Lakirbaia5696/
Lakerbaya5661/

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