Explore the Family Name Overlock

The meaning of Overlock

Altered form of German Oberlach, a topographic name for someone who lived across from or above a pond or swampy meadow, from Middle Low German over ‘above’ + lake ‘puddle, swamp’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Overlock" saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,463rd most popular, but by 2010, it had slipped to 44,270th position, a change of -1.86%. Despite this, the count of individuals bearing the surname showed a small increase from 468 in 2000 to 486 in 2010, suggesting a growth rate of 3.85%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 5.88% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,463	#44,270	-1.86%
Count	468	486	3.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Overlock

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of those with the surname "Overlock" identify as White, with percentages of 97.01 and 95.68 in 2000 and 2010 respectively, albeit with a decrease of 1.37% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic experienced an increase of 14.95%, though the overall figure remained relatively small at 1.23% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander were registered in 2000 (1.07%), but no such identities were noted in the 2010 data. Also worth noting is the emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races, accounting for 2.47% in 2010, while no Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native identities were reported either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.01%	95.68%	-1.37%
Two or More Races	0%	2.47%	0%
Hispanic	1.07%	1.23%	14.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.07%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%