Lockeridge

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Lochridge, Lockridge

Etymology

From Old English loc (“enclosure, fold”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).

Proper noun

Lockeridge (countable and uncountable, plural Lockeridges)

1. A village in West Overton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU148678).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lockeridge is the 97972^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lockeridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 451.