Locke (surname)
Locke, sometimes spelled Lock or Lok, is a common Western surname of Germanic origin. It is also a Scottish surname and a romanization of the Chinese surname Luo.
Origin[]
Locke has multiple origins and meanings, including:[1][2]
- from Old English, as an occupational surname for locksmiths or lock keepers;
- from Old English, Dutch, German, and English, as a toponym for one who had residence near an enclosure, particularly one that could be locked; a barrier, particularly that on a river; or a bridge;
- from Old English and Old High German, as a name for one with curly hair.
- from a romanization of "Lok", the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese surname Luo 駱/骆.
Locke is also the surname of a Scottish clan, with historic roots and a family seat in Peeblesshire. Variations on this surname include Loch, Lock, Lochlair, and Locklair, among others.[3]
People with this surname[]
- Alain LeRoy Locke (1885–1954), African American educator, writer, and philosopher
- David Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dean Jewett Locke (1823–1887), physician, founder of Lockeford, California
- Edwin A. Locke (born 1938), American psychologist known for the goal-setting theory developed with G. Latham
- Gary Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Geneva Locke (born 1988), Canadian actress
- George Locke (1870–1937), Canadian librarian
- Harvey Locke (born 1959), Canadian conservationist
- Jeff Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josef Locke (1917–1999), an Irish tenor
- Joseph Locke (1805–1860), English civil engineer, particularly associated with railway projects
- Keith Locke (born 1944), New Zealand Member of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa, New Zealand
- Kevin Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kimberley Locke (born 1978), competitor in second season of American Idol
- Lewis Locke (1835–1920), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.
- Matthew Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael K. Locke (1952–2014), American politician
- P. J. Locke (born 1997), American football player
- Richard Adams Locke (1800–1871), 19th-century journalist and creator of the Great Moon Hoax
- Richard M. Locke (born 1959), American political scientist
- Sondra Locke (1944–2018), American actress
- Spencer Locke (born 1991), American actress
- William Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters[]
- Locke, a pseudonym of Peter Wiggin's in novels by Orson Scott Card
- Locke, father of Knuckles the Echidna in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic books
- Locke Cole, a character in the video game Final Fantasy VI (FF3 in North America)
- Adam Locke, Nick "Havoc" Parker's commander in the video game Command & Conquer: Renegade
- Chōjin Locke, the main character of the manga Locke the Superman
- Jameson Locke, a character in the video game Halo 5: Guardians, Fireteam Osiris leader, former ONI operative
- John Locke (Lost), in the television series Lost
- Vernon Locke, supporting character, contractor, and current heist co-ordinator of Payday 2.
See also[]
- Lock (surname)
- Locke (disambiguation)
- Lok (disambiguation), which includes a list of people with the surname
References[]
This page lists people with the surname Locke.
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