Lockyer Surname

59,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lockyer 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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Lockyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,6401:15,3072,246
Australia1,7471:15,4532,192
Canada1,2491:29,5003,861
United States1,0191:355,70131,797
New Zealand2821:16,0582,799
Wales1961:15,7881,710
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Scotland431:124,5077,876
France251:2,656,909193,074
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2141:11,0101,686
Wales881:17,8231,046
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Lockyer (15) may also be a first name.

Lockyer 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

(English) One who made locks.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A lockmaker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'locksmith' in Old English. It's probably a variant of English Lockyer.

- samoondra

Lockyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lockyer is most common in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lockyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Lockyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lockyer is the 59,586th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 860,700 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Lockyer are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The last name Lockyer is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 3,640 people, or 1 in 15,307. In England Lockyer is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Dorset, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England Lockyer occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Lockyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lockyer has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lockyer surname increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 37 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lockyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lockyer are 10.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Lockyer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning R 256,668 per year; in United States they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning $52,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $49,522 CAD per year.

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