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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 7 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 10 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 67 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 101 |
| Devon | 17 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 48 |
| Essex | 104 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 |
| Hampshire | 27 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 50 |
| Lancashire | 398 |
| Leicestershire | 155 |
| Lincolnshire | 179 |
| London | 682 |
| Middlesex | 42 |
| Northumberland | 9 |
| Norfolk | 157 |
| Northamptonshire | 15 |
| Nottinghamshire | 132 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 289 |
| Somerset | 22 |
| Surrey | 48 |
| Sussex | 29 |
| Staffordshire | 44 |
| Warwickshire | 29 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 3,993 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,116 |
| Coal Miner | 123 |
| Woollen Weaver | 78 |
| General Labourer | 56 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 55 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 51 |
| Farmer | 49 |
| Living On Own Means | 42 |
| Domestic Servant | 41 |
| Worsted Weaver | 41 |
| Dress Maker | 40 |
| Labourer | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 32 |
| Tailor | 29 |
| Joiner | 26 |
| General Servant Domestic | 25 |
| Cloth Weaver | 24 |
| Cotton Weaver | 22 |
| Farm Servant | 22 |
| Cloth Finisher | 21 |
| General Servant | 20 |
| Worsted Spinner | 19 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| 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 |