Lockyear Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Lockyear Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the lockyer,' the locksmith; Middle English loke, a lock. More correctly lock-er, but y has intruded, as in sawyer, lawyer, bowyer for saw-er, law-er, bow-er.

Henry le Lockier, London, 1273.

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Lockyear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
England2561:217,64918,479
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Australia391:692,19746,687
Wales381:81,4356,830
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:116,62911,248
Guernsey91:3,628639
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Lockyear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the lockyer,' the locksmith; Middle English loke, a lock. More correctly lock-er, but y has intruded, as in sawyer, lawyer, bowyer for saw-er, law-er, bow-er.

Henry le Lockier, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas le Lokyere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Lucas le Lokier, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robet Harward, loker, 1443: Mun. Acad. Oxon.

1604. William Lokier, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1608. Married — Abraham Batemanand Ursula Lockyer: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1735.—James Sanger and Joan Lockier: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.

It is interesting to notice that while Lockyer has predominated over Locksmith in our personal nomenclature, yet locksmith has nearly ousted lockyer as an occupative term.

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

(English) Locksmith [Middle English lokier; Middle English lok(e (Old English loc), a lock + the agential suff -i-er] Henry le Lokier.—Hundred Rolls Cp. Locker1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A lockmaker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lockyear Last Name Facts

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

Lockyear occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lockyear? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lockyear is the 440,964th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,391,167 people. The surname Lockyear is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Lockyear are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 1,241,298. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 22 percent are found, Kansas, where 11 percent are found and Oregon, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States Lockyear exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Lockyear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lockyear has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lockyear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lockyear are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lockyear earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning R 252,252 per year; in United States they earn 13.38% more than the national average, earning $48,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lockeyear9423/
Lackyear884/
Lockiear882/
Lockyier881/
Lockgear880/
Lecjear671/
Locajhar633/
Loukouar632/
Lakhaiyar5940/
Lakouar5312/
Lakkajjiyar531/
Lacouare507/

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