Lock
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As an English, German and Dutch surname, from the noun lock.
- Also as an English surname, from Middle English loke, itself from Old English loca (“enclosure”) or *Loca (“Loki”) (theonym of the latter).
- Also as an English surname, from Middle English locke, from Old English locc (“lock of hair”).
- Also as a German surname, Americanized from Loch.
- As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok, itself from:
Proper noun
[edit]Lock
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Knox County and Licking County, Ohio, United States.
- A town in Elliston district council area, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia; from the surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lock is the 5,058th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6,936 individuals. Lock is most common among White (76.33%) and Black (10.86%) individuals.
See also
[edit]- Locks Heath (which may be from the surname)
Anagrams
[edit]Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German lok, from Old Saxon *lok, from Proto-West Germanic *lok. Cognate with English lock.
Noun
[edit]Lock n (plural Locken) (German Low German)
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- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Chinese
- English terms derived from Cantonese
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Towns in South Australia, Australia
- en:Towns in Australia
- en:Places in South Australia, Australia
- en:Places in Australia
- Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German
- Low German terms derived from Middle Low German
- Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon
- Low German terms derived from Old Saxon
- Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Low German lemmas
- Low German nouns
- Low German neuter nouns
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