Lock Name Meaning: An occupational name for a 'locksmith',old english 'loc'meaning 'lock','fastening'. Also 'topographic' for someone who lived near a place that could be 'locked'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The first recorded spelling of the name is that of 'Leuric Loc',dated 1130 during the reign of 'king Henry the 1st'.
Discover how your Lock ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 15 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 92 |
| Cambridgeshire | 69 |
| Channel Islands | 40 |
| Cheshire | 27 |
| Cornwall | 66 |
| Cumberland | 23 |
| Derbyshire | 37 |
| Devon | 1,001 |
| Dorset | 260 |
| Durham | 118 |
| Essex | 217 |
| Gloucestershire | 242 |
| Hampshire | 565 |
| Herefordshire | 37 |
| Hertfordshire | 30 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 202 |
| Lancashire | 157 |
| Leicestershire | 85 |
| Lincolnshire | 65 |
| London | 1,757 |
| Middlesex | 299 |
| Northumberland | 37 |
| Norfolk | 212 |
| Northamptonshire | 87 |
| Nottinghamshire | 48 |
| Oxfordshire | 143 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 46 |
| Suffolk | 172 |
| Somerset | 819 |
| Surrey | 285 |
| Sussex | 131 |
| Staffordshire | 109 |
| Warwickshire | 218 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 68 |
| Worcestershire | 110 |
| Yorkshire | 210 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 309 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 47 |
| Pembrokeshire | 23 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,353 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 209 |
| General Labourer | 118 |
| Farm Labourer | 88 |
| Labourer | 87 |
| Domestic Servant | 79 |
| Farmer | 70 |
| General Servant Domestic | 64 |
| Dress Maker | 62 |
| Carpenter | 61 |
| Living On Own Means | 61 |
| Laundress | 58 |
| Coal Miner | 48 |
| Gardener | 46 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 41 |
| General Servant | 36 |
| Blacksmith | 31 |
| House Keeper | 30 |
| Cook | 28 |
| Farm Servant | 27 |
| Tailoress | 24 |
| Clerk | 24 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Grocer | 21 |
| General Domestic Servant | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Lock | 4,608 |
| Mary Lock | 3,967 |
| John Lock | 3,455 |
| Elizabeth Lock | 2,774 |
| George Lock | 2,594 |
| Sarah Lock | 2,051 |
| James Lock | 1,988 |
| Thomas Lock | 1,761 |
| Charles Lock | 1,562 |
| Henry Lock | 1,453 |
| Ann Lock | 1,313 |
| Jane Lock | 1,198 |
| Eliza Lock | 1,006 |
| Ellen Lock | 906 |
| Robert Lock | 895 |
| Frederick Lock | 821 |
| Emma Lock | 777 |
| Alice Lock | 751 |
| Alfred Lock | 727 |
| Annie Lock | 715 |
| Emily Lock | 694 |
| Joseph Lock | 655 |
| Edward Lock | 633 |
| Arthur Lock | 600 |
| Richard Lock | 560 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lock | 100% | 62,412 |
| 2 | Luck | 75% | 21,697 |
| 3 | Locke | 80% | 17,099 |
| 4 | Lack | 75% | 9,690 |
| 5 | Look | 75% | 3,301 |
| 6 | Leck | 75% | 1,717 |
| 7 | Lockie | 67% | 1,628 |
| 8 | Leack | 60% | 1,179 |
| 9 | Loch | 75% | 1,163 |
| 10 | Luckie | 50% | 784 |
| 11 | Leckie | 50% | 783 |
| 12 | Lackie | 50% | 463 |
| 13 | Leeck | 60% | 360 |
| 14 | Luick | 60% | 334 |
| 15 | Lucke | 60% | 262 |
| 16 | Lacke | 60% | 220 |
| 17 | Alock | 80% | 170 |
| 18 | Alack | 60% | 141 |
| 19 | Lick | 75% | 121 |
The surname Lock is the most popular version of all its varients