The Lok Family Name

Records tie Lok closely to Locke.

What is the meaning of Lok?

Its meaning, shared with Locke, is “Dweller by an enclosure”. According to the 2010 US Census, the Lok surname had 1,552 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

Is Lok the same name as Locke?

Records show Lok as one of the forms Locke took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Loke, Lock and Løkke.

Does every Lok family have a crest?

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Locke surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Want more than a summary? See the Lok family name pack.