Lockwood

From Old English loc (“lock; enclosure, fold”) + wudu (“wood”); analysable as lock +‎ wood.

Lockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Lockwoods)

1. A placename
   1. A civil parish in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
   2. A suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, named after a local family (OS grid ref SE1315).
   3. A census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lockwood is the 1806^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19865 individuals. Lockwood is most common among White (87.08%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lockwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 452.

• Woodlock