Lockwood

English

Etymology

From Old English loc (“lock; enclosure, fold”) + wudu (“wood”); analysable as lock +‎ wood.

Proper noun

Lockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Lockwoods)

1. A placename:
   1. A civil parish in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.
   2. A suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, named after a local family (OS grid ref SE1315).
   3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Amador County, California.
      2. A census-designated place in Monterey County, California.
      3. An unincorporated community in Ovid Township, Branch County, Michigan.
      4. A minor city in Dade County, Missouri.
      5. A census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana.
      6. An unincorporated community in Merrick County, Nebraska.
      7. A hamlet in the town of Barton, Tioga County, New York.
      8. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
   4. A town in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lockwood is the 1806^th 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