Scottish: habitational name from Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway derived from the Old Norse personal name Locard + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead village’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Lockerby family from?
You can see how Lockerby families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lockerby family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lockerby families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 21 Lockerby families living in Quebec. This was about 25% of all the recorded Lockerby's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Lockerby families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Lockerby surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Income were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Lockerby. 54% of Lockerby men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Lockerby women worked as an Income. .
Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Lockerby life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Lockerby in 1959 was 52, and 65 in 2004.