Origins of the Lock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 183North West 67Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 156East Midlands 187West Midlands 252East 556London 2276South East 1339South West 877South Wales 84Mid Wales 11West Wales 14North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Locks lived in london

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    8,000 Lock Travel & migration records
    87,000 Locks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lock

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    511th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Lock surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Locks most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Lock first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Locks

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Locks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    394

    Laundress

    345

    Domestic Servant

    222

    General Servant Domestic

    214

    House Servant

    186

    Commmon male occupations for Locks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    637

    Carpenter

    403

    Farm Labourer

    391

    General Labourer

    367

    Farmer

    280

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