Lockey Surname
Approximately 3,761 people bear this surname
Lockey Surname Definition:
= Lock (pers. name), q.v. + the English diminutive suff. -ie, -y.
Lockey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,759 | 1:31,676 | 4,218 |
| United States | 1,259 | 1:287,894 | 26,766 |
| South Africa | 226 | 1:239,724 | 24,596 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| Australia | 143 | 1:188,781 | 18,817 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 707 | 1:34,477 | 4,512 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 184 | 1:272,928 | 22,173 |
Lockey (137) may also be a first name.
Lockey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Lock (pers. name), q.v. + the English diminutive suff. -ie, -y.
Lockey Demographics
Average Lockey Salary in
United States
$41,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lockey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lockey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lockey is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lockey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lockey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 121,707th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,937,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Lockey live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 790,880th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 137 people.
This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,759 people, or 1 in 31,676. In England Lockey is mostly found in: Durham, where 15 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Lockey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lockey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lockey last name increased 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 280 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lockey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lockey last name are 18.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.81% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lockey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.91% less than the national average, earning R 161,808 per year; in United States they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $41,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $53,588 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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