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UK surname

Lockton

In the 1881 census there were 232 people recorded with the Lockton surname, ranking it #11,677 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 360, ranked #12,867, down from #11,677 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and St Giles Camberwell. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Leicester, North Warwickshire and Kingston upon Hull.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lockton is 396 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 55.2%.

1881 census count

232

Ranked #11,677

Modern count

360

2016, ranked #12,867

Peak year

1998

396 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lockton had 232 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,677 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 360 in 2016, ranked #12,867.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 392 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Lockton surname distribution map

The map shows where the Lockton surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Lockton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lockton over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 165 #12,053
1861 historical 233 #10,501
1881 historical 232 #11,677
1891 historical 316 #10,639
1901 historical 350 #10,439
1911 historical 392 #9,421
1997 modern 383 #11,359
1998 modern 396 #11,435
1999 modern 395 #11,555
2000 modern 390 #11,623
2001 modern 390 #11,420
2002 modern 396 #11,523
2003 modern 378 #11,741
2004 modern 361 #12,175
2005 modern 357 #12,194
2006 modern 347 #12,515
2007 modern 342 #12,809
2008 modern 352 #12,631
2009 modern 368 #12,476
2010 modern 374 #12,597
2011 modern 372 #12,519
2012 modern 364 #12,564
2013 modern 360 #12,890
2014 modern 365 #12,853
2015 modern 356 #13,009
2016 modern 360 #12,867

Geography

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Where Locktons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars, St Giles Camberwell, Grantham and Heanor. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Leicester, North Warwickshire and Kingston upon Hull. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 3
2 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
3 St Giles Camberwell London (South Districts)
4 Grantham Lincolnshire
5 Heanor Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Leicester 036 Leicester
2 North Warwickshire 005 North Warwickshire
3 Leicester 035 Leicester
4 North Warwickshire 003 North Warwickshire
5 Kingston upon Hull 014 Kingston upon Hull, City of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lockton

These lists show first names that appear often with the Lockton surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lockton

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Lockton, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Lockton surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Lockton household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Lockton is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Lockton is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Lockton falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lockton is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Lockton, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Lockton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lockton surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Leicestershire leads with 62 Locktons recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.71x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 62 24.71x
Lincolnshire 41 11.33x
Lancashire 33 1.23x
Derbyshire 23 6.49x
Surrey 18 1.63x
Nottinghamshire 17 5.57x
Middlesex 15 0.66x
Staffordshire 5 0.65x
Kent 4 0.52x
Northamptonshire 4 1.88x
Norfolk 2 0.57x
Oxfordshire 2 1.43x
Warwickshire 2 0.35x
Yorkshire 2 0.09x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.70x
Hertfordshire 1 0.64x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Spittlegate in Lincolnshire leads with 26 Locktons recorded in 1881 and an index of 520.00x.

Place Total Index
Spittlegate 26 520.00x
Little Lever 17 495.63x
Grantham 15 317.80x
Leicester All Sts 11 223.12x
Heanor 10 188.68x
Stapenhill 10 189.75x
Leicester St Margaret 9 14.71x
Hinckley 8 134.45x
Kegworth 8 479.04x
Pilkington 8 78.43x
Camberwell 7 4.84x
Hackney London 7 5.52x
Aylestone 5 252.53x
Great Bowden 5 219.30x
Leicester St Mary 5 24.67x
Newark Upon Trent 5 45.62x
Nottingham St Mary 5 6.34x
Salford 5 6.33x
Thrussington 5 1063.83x
Whittington 5 320.51x
Radford 4 25.81x
Southwark Christchurch 4 37.74x
Bethnal Green London 3 3.05x
Deptford St Paul 3 5.04x
Shoreditch London 3 3.06x
Slapton 3 2307.69x
Streatham 3 17.87x
Bermondsey 2 2.97x
Brightside Bierlow 2 4.55x
Heigham 2 10.71x
Kinoulton 2 769.23x
Monks Kirby 2 158.73x
Norton Kings 2 5000.00x
Whitwick 2 62.70x
Alfreton 1 9.29x
Benwick 1 158.73x
Caterham 1 20.53x
Derby St Peter 1 8.87x
Derby St Werburgh 1 4.89x
Desborough 1 62.50x
Dover St James 1 29.59x
Elsfield 1 769.23x
Farnworth 1 6.22x
Hathern 1 98.04x
Loughborough 1 8.78x
Newington 1 1.20x
Oxford St Giles 1 14.99x
Pendleton In Salford 1 3.13x
St George Hanover Square 1 2.51x
Watford 1 8.27x
Wavertree 1 11.64x
Westminster St John 1 3.63x
Wilford 1 116.28x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Lockton surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Sarah 14
Mary 12
Alice 7
Emma 7
Elizabeth 6
Ann 5
Catherine 4
Clara 4
Ellen 4
Eliza 3
Emily 3
Harriett 3
Louisa 3
Martha 3
Matilda 3
Ada 2
Barbara 2
Charlotte 2
Fanny 2
Georgina 2
Hannah 2
Margaret 2
Susan 2
Annie 1
Bertha 1
Betsey 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
E.Alice 1
Edith 1
Elizth. 1
Fannie 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Harriet 1
Kate 1
Lillian 1
Lilly 1
Lowe 1
Lydia 1
Margt. 1
Maria 1
Marian 1
Rebecca 1
Theodore 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Lockton surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 17
William 15
Charles 11
James 9
George 7
Thomas 6
Arthur 4
Frederick 4
Joseph 4
Fred 3
Henry 3
Percy 3
Albert 2
Edwin 2
Matthew 2
Philip 2
Robert 2
Walter 2
Alfred 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Fredrick 1
Geo.Upton 1
Harry 1
Harwood 1
Herbert 1
Hope 1
Lionel 1
Mark 1
Richard 1
Tom 1
Wills 1

FAQ

Lockton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lockton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 232 people were recorded with the Lockton surname. That placed it at #11,677 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lockton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 360 in 2016. That gives Lockton a modern rank of #12,867.

What does the Lockton map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Lockton bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.