Locksley Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Locksley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Locksley'; v. Loxley.

Locksley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Locksley (1,435) may also be a first name.

Locksley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Locksley'; v. Loxley.

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

V. the commoner but less correct form Loxley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Locksley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Locksley (Marathi: लॉक्सली) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Locksley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Locksley is the 1,257,535th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Locksley reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Locksley is also the 205,995th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 1,435 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States Locksley is mostly found in: California, where 24 percent reside, District of Columbia, where 19 percent reside and Maryland, where 14 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Locksley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Locksley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Locksley surname increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Locksley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Locksley surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Locksley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning R 284,808 per year; in United States they earn 45.28% more than the national average, earning $62,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.77% more than the national average, earning $78,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lock'sley941/
Locksly938/
Lucksley882/
Looksley881/
Lanksley750/
Loxley711,549/
Loksli7111/
Lonngsley710/
Lokslid672/
Langsley6337/
Logslett6333/
Llocclle636/
Lagchley630/
Loxly625/
Laukslett5930/
Lexley577/
Laxley572/
Locjli571/
Lakshli533/
Lhuxley531/
Locclla531/
Langsly530/
Llocclla501,931/
Logsilli5011/
Laugslet501/
Lagslett501/

Locksley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Locksley in the Marathi language
लॉक्सलीloksali-

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