Explore the Family Name Lokey

The meaning of Lokey

English: variant of Lockey.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lokey has seen a significant change from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Lokey was ranked at 16,938 with 1,549 individuals carrying the name, giving it a proportion per 100k of 0.57. By 2010, the rank had climbed to 14,913, showing an increase in popularity by 11.96%. The number of individuals with the surname also rose to 1,985, marking a jump of 28.15% in count. This increase was reflected in the proportion per 100K, which saw a rise of 17.54% to reach 0.67.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,938	#14,913	11.96%
Count	1,549	1,985	28.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.67	17.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lokey

The ethnicity associated with the surname Lokey has also seen some fluctuation between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of Lokeys were White at 89.09%, followed by Black at 7.04%, Hispanic at 2.07%, and Two or more races at 0.90%. No Lokeys identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, these numbers had shifted quite a bit. The percentage of White Lokeys decreased slightly to 86.50%, while the percentage of Black Lokeys also fell to 5.84%. The percentage of Hispanic Lokeys saw a notable increase to 2.77%. Interestingly, the percentage of Lokeys identifying as Two or more races saw a significant increase to 1.61%, and the census recorded Lokeys identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native for the first time, at 1.56% and 1.71% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.09%	86.5%	-2.91%
Black	7.04%	5.84%	-17.05%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.77%	33.82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.71%	0%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.61%	78.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.56%	0%