Lockington Surname

262,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Fiji
Highest density in:
Samoa

Lockington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lockington,' (1) a parish in Leicestershire, seven miles from Loughborough; (a) a parish in East Riding of Yorks, six miles from Beverley.

Ralph de Loketon, Yorkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Lockington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Fiji4711:1,899282
Samoa2841:682204
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Canada1311:281,26426,302
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
England991:562,80934,447
Cook Islands251:727118
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Lockington (28) may also be a first name.

Lockington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lockington,' (1) a parish in Leicestershire, seven miles from Loughborough; (a) a parish in East Riding of Yorks, six miles from Beverley.

Ralph de Loketon, Yorkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Geoffrey de Lukinton, Wiltshire, ibid.

Robert de Lokinton, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Lokinton, Yorkshire, ibid.

Roger de Lokynton, Somerset, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1648. Baptised — John, s. Richard Lockington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1678. Thomas Ladd and Amy Lockington: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1721. Buried — Stephen Lockington: St. Antholin (London).

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

(English) belonging to Lockington (Yorks-13th cent. Lokinton; Leic.) = the Estate of the Loc- Family [Anglo-Saxon *Locinga-tún - -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Leicester and York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lockington Last Name Facts

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

Lockington occurs most in Fiji. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lockington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 262,445th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,877,875 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Lockington reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 32 percent reside in Fiji. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most widespread in Fiji, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 1,899. Beside Fiji this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Samoa, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Lockington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lockington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lockington surname grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lockington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lockington last name is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lockington last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lockington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.71% more than the national average, earning $61,958 CAD per year.

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