Locket Surname
Approximately 426 people bear this surname
Locket Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Not a corruption of Lockhart, as suggested by Lower. It is found as simple Loket in the 13th century. It seems to be the diminutive of some personal name; compare Emmett for Emma.
Eudo Loket, Norfolk, 1273.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236 | 1:1,535,843 | 104,072 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Liberia | 30 | 1:146,951 | 10,677 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 340 | 1:71,692 | 7,971 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,028 | 1:48,851 | 5,565 |
Locket (62) may also be a first name.
Locket Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Not a corruption of Lockhart, as suggested by Lower. It is found as simple Loket in the 13th century. It seems to be the diminutive of some personal name; compare Emmett for Emma.
Eudo Loket, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johannes Loket, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1574-5. William Locket, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1601. Giles Lockett, Dorset: ibid.
The A.-French Loket, French Locqnet, Loquet, and Lochet [from Teutonic Loc-, Lok-(v. under Lock); with French diminutive suff. -et: French loquet, a latch, &c., is a diminutive from Old French loc, of Teutonic orig.] Eudo Loket.—Hundred Rolls There may have been some little confusion with Lockhart, q.v.
The A.-French Loket, French Locqnet, Loquet, and Lochet [from Teutonic Loc-, Lok-(v. under Lock); with French diminutive suff. -et: French loquet, a latch, &c., is a diminutive from Old French loc, of Teutonic orig.] Eudo Loket.—Hundred Rolls There may have been some little confusion with Lockhart, q.v.
A corruption of Lockhart.
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Locket Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Locket Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Locket is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Locket? popularity and diffusion
The surname Locket is the 693,669th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Locket are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 62 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 1,535,843. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Locket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Locket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Locket last name decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Locket Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Locket surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
Locket earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.84% less than the national average, earning $32,000 USD per year.
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