Lockerby Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Lockerby Surname Definition:

A town in the parish of Dryfesdale, Annandale. The family were "of that Ilk."

Lockerby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:767,92159,720
Canada1341:274,96725,811
England261:2,143,00282,017
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Lockerby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A town in the parish of Dryfesdale, Annandale. The family were "of that Ilk."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lockerby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lockerby is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lockerby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 493,410th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. Lockerby is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lockerby are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 767,921. In The United States it is most common in: Vermont, where 16 percent reside, Virginia, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Lockerby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lockerby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 433 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lockerby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lockerby surname are 21.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lockerby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.57% more than the national average, earning $49,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $48,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokerby930/
Lackerby880/
Leckerby880/
Lockerbie82824/
Lockerbee821/
Lakerbay7519/
Lakerbaya7161/
Lackerbaj715/
Lakerbai632/
Lakerber631/
Lakerbaia5982/
Lakirbaya598/
Lakervi533/
Lacarbe531/
Lakerve531/
Laquerbe50331/
Laukirbe503/
Lakhorbi501/
Lekarbai501/

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