Lockley Surname

75,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lockley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lockerley', a parish in Southamptonshire, six miles from Romsey.

1549. Married — John Lockly and Ellen Oliver: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1580. Roger Lockley and Alice Berrye, widow.

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Lockley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8761:19,3732,764
United States2,0591:176,03617,661
Australia9441:28,5973,877
New Zealand2231:20,3063,569
Wales841:36,8403,652
Canada781:472,37940,609
Scotland371:144,6988,671
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Jersey51:19,8403,614
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0861:22,4453,151
Wales491:32,0081,749
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:173,16815,571

Lockley (32) may also be a first name.

Lockley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lockerley', a parish in Southamptonshire, six miles from Romsey.

1549. Married — John Lockly and Ellen Oliver: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1580. Roger Lockley and Alice Berrye, widow. Marriage Lic.

1793. Married — John James Ashley and Charlotte Sophia Lockley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Lockley (Herts, &c.) [v. under Lock and Ley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lockley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lockley is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lockley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lockley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,900th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,127,579 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Lockley reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. Lockley is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Lockley is most widespread in England, where it is held by 2,876 people, or 1 in 19,373. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 23 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Barring England Lockley occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Lockley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lockley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lockley surname expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lockley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lockley surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Lockley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.29% more than the national average, earning R 464,076 per year; in United States they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $37,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning $46,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louckley930/
Lockly926/
Lockle925/
Locley921/
Lokley921/
Lockler86312/
Loeckle8682/
Lackley8664/
Luckley8653/
Locklee8621/
Locklay863/
Locklea863/
Locklie863/
Lookley861/
Lokle833/
Lokly831/
Locle831/
Lockleer8043/
Lockless8036/
Locklerr803/
Locklehr801/
Llockler800/
Luickley800/
Loekle7751/
Luckly7725/
Löckle7721/
Lacley7714/
Locles7714/
Lakley778/
Lackle774/
Loclle772/
Loclay772/
Luckle772/
Lackly771/
Loklee771/
Lockli771/
Lockla771/
Lekley770/
Lloclle711,015/
Leekley71177/
Löckler7152/
Lackler7123/
Laskley7120/
Looklee716/
Gliocle714/
Lookler713/
Lookloy713/
Lokkler712/
Locllea711/
Lekkley711/
Looclle711/
Loklyas711/
Loclett711/
Locklis711/
Liuckle710/
Locklid710/
Lhotkle710/
Lacle673,279/
Louchkli67136/
Lakle6762/
Lakly6724/
Locla6721/
Lokla6714/
Lucly678/
Llocclle676/
Lokli676/
Looklhee674/
Lekelley672/
Lekle671/
Lacly671/
Lookhlee671/
Lucklett670/
Lochelle670/
Lucle670/

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