Lockwood Name Meaning: This is a habitational name from a place in 'Yorkshire',named in old English as loc(a) 'enclosure' + wudu 'wood','enclosed wood'.
It seems that more recent bearers descend from a single family originating in 'Yorkshire'.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Henry De Locwode',a knight dated 1294.
Discover how your Lockwood ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 7 |
| Berkshire | 13 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 55 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 79 |
| Devon | 11 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 53 |
| Essex | 80 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 43 |
| Lancashire | 356 |
| Leicestershire | 163 |
| Lincolnshire | 216 |
| London | 605 |
| Middlesex | 13 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 196 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 97 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 380 |
| Somerset | 15 |
| Surrey | 36 |
| Sussex | 18 |
| Staffordshire | 18 |
| Warwickshire | 28 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 13 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 3,837 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,257 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 97 |
| Coal Miner | 93 |
| Woollen Weaver | 90 |
| Dress Maker | 46 |
| Annuitant | 43 |
| Worsted Weaver | 43 |
| General Labourer | 38 |
| Joiner | 37 |
| Domestic Servant | 36 |
| Labourer | 30 |
| Tailor | 27 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| Laundress | 22 |
| No Occupation | 21 |
| General Servant | 20 |
| Cotton Weaver | 20 |
| Grocer | 18 |
| Bricklayer | 17 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Farmers Son | 15 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| Servant | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lockwood | 3,247 |
| William Lockwood | 2,540 |
| John Lockwood | 2,421 |
| Sarah Lockwood | 2,067 |
| George Lockwood | 1,866 |
| Elizabeth Lockwood | 1,709 |
| Thomas Lockwood | 1,225 |
| Joseph Lockwood | 1,191 |
| Ann Lockwood | 1,146 |
| James Lockwood | 1,128 |
| Henry Lockwood | 854 |
| Charles Lockwood | 838 |
| Hannah Lockwood | 833 |
| Annie Lockwood | 780 |
| Emma Lockwood | 775 |
| Arthur Lockwood | 658 |
| Jane Lockwood | 636 |
| Eliza Lockwood | 626 |
| Alice Lockwood | 602 |
| Ellen Lockwood | 549 |
| Martha Lockwood | 533 |
| Robert Lockwood | 530 |
| Edward Lockwood | 465 |
| Benjamin Lockwood | 456 |
| Frederick Lockwood | 444 |