Find out how popular the last name Lockamy is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lockamy.

Lockamy, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lockamy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lockamy in America

Lockamy is the 21509th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lockamy surname appeared 1,214 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lockamy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lockamy to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lockamy

The surname Lockamy is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational name derived from a place name, possibly from a location called Lockham or Locking, both of which were small villages in Somerset, England. The name may have been formed by combining the Old English words "loc" meaning an enclosure or lock, with "ham" meaning a homestead or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name dates back to the 13th century in the Hundred Rolls of Somerset from 1273, where it appears as "Walter de Lockyng". This indicates that people from the village of Locking may have adopted the surname to identify their place of origin.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records with different spellings, such as "Lockham", "Lockum", and "Lockam". These variations were common during that time due to the lack of standardized spelling conventions.

One notable bearer of the name was Robert Lockamy, who was born in Somerset, England in 1586. He was a merchant and landowner, and his name appears in several land deeds and property records from the early 17th century.

Another individual with the surname was John Lockamy, a farmer who lived in Dorset, England in the late 17th century. He is mentioned in parish records from 1682, where his name is recorded as "John Lockamie".

In the 18th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of England, as well as to the American colonies. One example is William Lockamy, who was born in Suffolk, England in 1725 and later emigrated to Virginia, where he is listed in colonial census records from 1770.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Thomas Lockamy, born in 1789 in North Carolina. He was a soldier who fought in the War of 1812 and is mentioned in military records from that period.

In the 19th century, the name continued to be found in various regions of the United States, with individuals such as James Lockamy, born in 1832 in Georgia, and Sarah Lockamy, born in 1857 in Mississippi, appearing in historical documents and records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lockamy

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lockamy.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lockamy was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lockamy has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lockamy was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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