Locket Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

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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Locket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
England671:831,61344,286
Australia571:473,60936,415
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3401:71,6927,971
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0281:48,8515,565

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.

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

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Lockhart.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lockett9224,855/
Locketz92125/
Lockets925/
Lockeet923/
Lockete923/
Loucket921/
Locketh920/
Loket9152/
Locet914/
Lockette86443/
Louckett865/
Lockettt864/
Lockkett861/
Loockett861/
Lockheet861/
Locketts860/
Lochet831,497/
Lokete83157/
Lucket8339/
Lokket8316/
Lokett8312/
Lockit8311/
Lacket839/
Loiket839/
Loyket839/
Lokets836/
Loicet834/
Lokiet833/
Locett832/
Loketh831/
Lecket831/
Locked831/
Loketz831/
Loucet831/
Louket831/
Lotket831/
Lodket831/
Lokeat831/
D'Lockett801/
Locketttt800/
Luckett7711,629/
Locquet771,597/
Louchet771,218/
Lockitt77142/
Loichet7789/
Lackett7784/
Loketch7764/
Loukete7738/
Leckett7719/
Lackeit7717/
Loikets7713/
Loicett776/
Lockeed775/
Lochett774/
Lookett772/
Lockead771/
Lockhed771/
Luckeyt771/
Lokeitz771/
Loskett771/
Loukett771/
Logkett771/
Lokchet771/
Lokeeth771/
Lokethe771/
Lockith770/
Luckeet770/
Lackets770/
Lucketh770/
Luckete770/
Lucet732,327/
Lacet73513/
Laket73324/
Leket73318/
Lokit7379/
Luket7330/
Loked731/
Loqet731/
Loced731/
Lockhead71388/
Luckette71176/
Lockheed71103/
Lucckett714/
Lockhait711/
Lucketth711/
Lhackett711/
Locquete711/
L'O'kete711/
Lucketts710/
Lockheid710/
Loquet672,946/
Lokite67983/
Luchet67185/
Lochit67128/
Lachet67116/
Lookit67104/
Lakeit6769/
Loukit6755/
Lucett6754/
Lukete6731/
Lekiet6726/
Laucet6726/
Lukeit6719/
Locquette6714/
Lukiet676/
Lokkit676/
Lekket675/
Lakket675/
Lukett674/
Lakhet674/
Lukket674/
Loikit674/
Lakiet673/
Lokhit673/
Laketh672/
Lekhet672/
Lakete672/
Louked672/
Lyaket671/
Lockhheed671/
Luketz671/
Lokhed671/
Lokytė671/
Looked671/
Luceat671/
Liaket671/
Luketh671/
Lucked671/
Lekeet671/
Latket671/
Lokcit671/
Lokait671/
Lokyts671/
Lakett670/

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