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 /.
People with this surname
- Alain LeRoy Locke, African American educator, writer, and philosopher
- David Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dean Jewett Locke, physician, founder of Lockeford, California
- Edwin Locke, American psychologist known for the goal-setting theory developed with G. Latham
- Gary Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Geneva Locke, Canadian actress
- George Locke, Canadian librarian
- Greg Locke, American pastor, preacher, author, and executive film producer
- Harry M. Locke, American politician
- Harvey Locke, Canadian conservationist
- Jeff Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joe Locke, a Manx actor
- Joe Locke (musician), an American jazz vibraphonist and composer
- John Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josef Locke, an Irish tenor
- Joseph Locke, English civil engineer, particularly associated with railway projects
- Joseph Locke, penname of Ray Garton, an American author
- Keith Locke, New Zealand Member of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa, New Zealand
- Kevin Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kimberley Locke, competitor in second season of American Idol
- Les Locke, Scottish footballer with Queens Park Rangers
- Lewis Locke, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.
- Matthew Locke (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael K. Locke, American politician
- P. J. Locke, American football player
- Powhatan B. Locke, Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Nevada
- Richard Adams Locke, 19th-century journalist and creator of the Great Moon Hoax
- Richard M. Locke, American political scientist
- Ron Locke, American baseball player
- Sondra Locke, American actress
- Spencer Locke, 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
- 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 and Payday 3
- Surname of several characters in the comic book series Locke & Key and the TV series Locke & Key (TV series)