Lockwood Surname
Approximately 45,851 people bear this surname
Lockwood Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lockwood,' a village in the ancient parish of Almondbury, West Riding of Yorkshire This local surname has ramified strongly and spread widely.
Willelmus de Lokewod, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameLockwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26,685 | 1:13,583 | 1,689 |
| England | 11,026 | 1:5,053 | 705 |
| Australia | 4,195 | 1:6,435 | 944 |
| Canada | 1,818 | 1:20,267 | 2,807 |
| New Zealand | 500 | 1:9,057 | 1,559 |
| France | 221 | 1:300,555 | 45,904 |
| Wales | 174 | 1:17,785 | 1,927 |
| Scotland | 172 | 1:31,127 | 3,168 |
| South Africa | 171 | 1:316,829 | 30,013 |
| Nicaragua | 108 | 1:55,751 | 1,484 |
| Belize | 82 | 1:4,335 | 788 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 1:59,517 | 4,663 |
| Isle of Man | 29 | 1:2,959 | 610 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,579 | 1:3,705 | 525 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,658 | 1:5,800 | 724 |
Lockwood (238) may also be a first name.
Lockwood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lockwood,' a village in the ancient parish of Almondbury, West Riding of Yorkshire This local surname has ramified strongly and spread widely.
Willelmus de Lokewod, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Lockewod, 1379: ibid.
1575. Married — Roberte Clayton and Elizabethe Lockwood: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1621-2. John Lockwood and Joane Padnowl: Marriage Lic. (London).
1626. John Watkyns and Margaret Lokewood: ibid.
Most probably from Lockwood in Yorkshire. John Locwode, witness in Edinburgh, 1426 (Egidii, p. 48).
(English) belonging to Lockwood (Yorks; 14th cent. Lokewod, Lockewod) [v. under Lock, and + Middle English wod, wode, Old English wudu, a wood]
(English) One who came from Lockwood (enclosed wood), in Yorkshire.
A township in Yorkshire.
A location name in Yorkshire.
The Lockwoods were well established in Ecclesfield parish during the reign of Elizabeth (Ga.). Lincolnshire is another home of the name. Lockwood is a parish near Huddersfield.
Lockwood Demographics
Average Male Lockwood Height
176.76 cm
Average Female Lockwood Height
162.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lockwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lockwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lockwood occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lockwood? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lockwood is the 12,249th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 158,940 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Lockwood live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 580,229th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 238 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 26,685 people, or 1 in 13,583. In The United States Lockwood is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Lockwood occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Lockwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lockwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lockwood surname increased 308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 725 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,012 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 146 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lockwood Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lockwood surname is primarily Anglican (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lockwood surname are 16.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.39% being registered with the party.
The amount Lockwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 182.84% more than the national average, earning 978,853 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 110.36% more than the national average, earning R 499,896 per year; in United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $51,728 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loockwood | 94 | 3 | / |
| Lockwod | 93 | 5 | / |
| Locwood | 93 | 5 | / |
| Lokwood | 93 | 4 | / |
| Lackwood | 88 | 903 | / |
| Lookwood | 88 | 23 | / |
| Luckwood | 88 | 6 | / |
| Lockwwod | 88 | 5 | / |
| Lockwodd | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lokcwood | 88 | 1 | / |
| Loocwood | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leckwood | 88 | 1 | / |
| Loskwood | 88 | 0 | / |
| Loekwood | 88 | 0 | / |
| Loockwod | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lockwoot | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lockwoid | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lockwoodová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lackwootd | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lackwoodt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lookkwood | 82 | 0 | / |
| Logwood | 80 | 727 | / |
| Lacwood | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lackwod | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lakwood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lockwad | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lookwoid | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lackwooth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lagwood | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leckwot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lookwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Logwwod | 67 | 0 | / |
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Lockwood Reference & Research
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