How common is the surname Locklin?

1,468 people in the United States had the surname Locklin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,317 Americans. It ranked 18,715th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Locklin?

Hank Locklin, American musician (1918–2009).

Where is the surname Locklin most common?

Wikidata records people named Locklin in the United States.

Is the surname Locklin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,468 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Locklin

A surname, carried by 1,468 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L245

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Locklin is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,468 people named Locklin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,317 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,298.

#18,715

rank among US surnames

1,468

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+13.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,313)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,715	Larrea	1,468	210,317
#18,724	Clyne	1,467	210,460

Who is named Locklin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

73% of people named Locklin identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Two or more races 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Locklins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hank Locklin
American musician (1918–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Locklin

Loughlin

Locklin has the Soundex code L245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L245.

Questions

How common is the surname Locklin?: 1,468 people in the United States had the surname Locklin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,317 Americans. It ranked 18,715th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Locklin?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Locklin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Locklin?: Hank Locklin, American musician (1918–2009).
Where is the surname Locklin most common?: Wikidata records people named Locklin in the United States.
Is the surname Locklin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,468 in 2010, up 13%.