Locklear Surname

27,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Locklear Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'locksmith' in Old English. It's probably a variant of English Lockyer.

Locklear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,1621:18,9162,377
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4851:103,54410,448

Locklear (32) may also be a first name.

Locklear Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'locksmith' in Old English. It's probably a variant of English Lockyer.

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Locklear Last Name Facts

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

Locklear is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Locklear? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,988th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 379,421 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Locklear are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Locklear is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 32 people.

Locklear is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 19,162 people, or 1 in 18,916. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 71 percent reside, South Carolina, where 4 percent reside and Maryland, where 4 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Locklear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Locklear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Locklear last name expanded 3,951 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Locklear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Locklear last name are 9.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Locklear earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.73% less than the national average, earning $30,319 USD per year.

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Locklear Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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