Locke

• As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock.
• As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”).
• As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lɒk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɑk/

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• Homophone: lock
• Rhymes: -ɒk

Locke

1. An English surname — famously held by:
   1. John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community and historic district in Sacramento County, California.
   2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
   3. A township in Ingham County, Michigan.
   4. A town in Cayuga County, New York, named after John Locke.

• Lockean

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Locke is the 1,272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27,643 individuals. Locke is most common among White (81.22%) and Black (12.30%) individuals.

• cloke, eckol

• Loke (obsolete)

From the plural of earlier Lock m, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lukk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz. Cognate with Dutch lok, English lock, Danish lok.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔkə/

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Locke f (genitive Locke, plural Locken, diminutive Löckchen n)

1. curl (single loop in hair)
2. lock or length of hair, especially when wavy or falling in a particular direction