Explore the Family Name Lockaby

The meaning of Lockaby

Scottish: variant of Lockerby.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Lockaby in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lockaby decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lockaby was ranked 28,888th in terms of surname prevalence in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 31,001st place. This represents a decline of 7.31 percent. The actual count of individuals bearing the surname also fell during this period, from 775 to 749, marking a decrease of 3.35 percent. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, the rate went down from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010, a 13.79 percent reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,888	#31,001	-7.31%
Count	775	749	-3.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.25	-13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lockaby

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lockaby remained largely unchanged over this decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 (97.68 percent) and 2010 (97.33 percent), showing just a minor decline of 0.36 percent. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. The percentage of those reporting two or more races went down from 1.03 percent in 2000 to zero percent in 2010, a full 100 percent decrease. However, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose significantly, going from 0.65 percent in 2000 to 1.20 percent in 2010, an increase of 84.62 percent. Additionally, there was a new category in 2010, with 0.67 percent identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.68%	97.33%	-0.36%
Hispanic	0.65%	1.2%	84.62%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.03%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%