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:
 * 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 /.

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.

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
 * Greg Locke (born 1976), American pastor, preacher, author, and executive film producer
 * Harry M. Locke (1902-1974), American politician
 * Harvey Locke (born 1959), Canadian conservationist
 * Jeff Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Joe Locke (actor) (born 2003), a Manx actor
 * Joe Locke (musician) (born 1959), an American jazz vibraphonist and composer
 * John Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Josef Locke (1917–1999), an Irish tenor
 * Joseph Locke (1805–1860), English civil engineer, particularly associated with railway projects
 * Joseph Locke, penname of Ray Garton, an American author
 * 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
 * Les Locke (1934–c. 1996), Scottish footballer with Queens Park Rangers
 * 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
 * Powhatan B. Locke (c. 1828–1868), Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Nevada
 * 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
 * Roger B Locke (Born 1960) (Musician, author)

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.