Lockwood

Lockwood Meaning & Origin

About Lockwood
The surname Lockwood is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "loc" meaning "enclosure" or "enclosed place" and "wudu" meaning "wood" or "forest." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Lockwood can be interpreted as "dweller by the enclosed wood" or "one who lives near a forested area that is enclosed or surrounded by a fence or wall."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lockwood is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lockwood: 19,865
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1,806
  • Frequency per 100k people: 6.73

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lockwood based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Lockwood is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LKT
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0203
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AA1 K W UH2 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈlɑkˌwʊd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lockwood in Braille

Here's how to represent Lockwood in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lockwood in braille

How to sign the name Lockwood using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lockwood using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lockwood in sign language

Numerology