Lockwood
English
Etymology
From Old English loc (“lock; enclosure, fold”) + wudu (“wood”); analysable as lock + wood.
Proper noun
Lockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Lockwoods)
- A placename
- A civil parish in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
- A suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, named after a local family (OS grid ref SE1315).
- A census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lockwood is the 1806th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19865 individuals. Lockwood is most common among White (87.08%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lockwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 452.
Anagrams
- Woodlock