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

The last name Lockyear is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lockyear? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,964th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. Lockyear occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Lockyear live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Lockyear is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 1,241,298. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 22 percent reside, Kansas, where 11 percent reside and Oregon, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Lockyear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lockyear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lockyear last name increased 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lockyear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lockyear last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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