Locke is a common Western surname of Germanic origin. It is also a Scottish surname and a romanization of the Chinese surname Luo.
Locke has multiple origins and meanings, including:
from Old English, as an occupational surname for locksmiths or lock keepers;from Old English, Dutch, German, and English, as a toponym for one who had residence near an enclosure, particularly one that could be locked; a barrier, particularly that on a river; or a bridge;from Old English and Old High German, as a name for one with curly hair.from a romanization of "Lok", the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese surname Luo 駱/骆.Locke is also the surname of a Scottish clan, with historic roots and a family seat in Peeblesshire. Variations on this surname include Loch, Lock, Lochlair, and Locklair, among others.
Alain LeRoy Locke (1885–1954), African American educator, writer, and philosopher.David Ross Locke (1833–1888), American journalist and humourist, also known by the pseudonym Petroleum V. NasbyDean Jewett Locke (1823–1887), doctor, founder of Lockeford, CaliforniaEdwin A. Locke (born 1938), American psychologist known for the goal-setting theory developed with G. LathamElizabeth Locke, contestant on The Apprentice (UK) series sixGary Locke (disambiguation)Gary Locke (born 1950), United States Secretary of Commerce and first Chinese American governor, current United States Ambassador to ChinaHarvey Locke (born 1959), conservationistJohn Locke (disambiguation)John Locke (1632–1704), English philosopherJohn Locke (American Professor) (1792–1856)John Locke (Canadian politician) (1825–1873), a Nova Scotia Senator 1867–1873John Locke (Massachusetts) (1764-1855), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1823–1829John Locke (musician), (1943-2006) former member of the jazz-hard rock band "Spirit"John Locke (poet) (1847-1889), Irish poet, novelist and journalist whose best known poem is Dawn on the Irish CoastJohn L. Locke, contemporary American biolinguist, psycholinguist, child phonologistJoseph Locke (1805–1860), English civil engineer, particularly associated with railway projectsKeith Locke (born 1944), New Zealand Member of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa, New ZealandKevin Locke (disambiguation)Kimberley Locke (born 1978), competitor in second season of American IdolLewis Locke (1835-1920), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.Matthew Locke (disambiguation)Matthew Locke (composer) (c. 1621 – 1677), English Baroque composerMichael K. Locke (1952-2014), American politicianRichard Adams Locke, 19th-century journalist and creator of the Great Moon HoaxSondra Locke (born 1947), American actorWilliam John Locke (1863–1930), English authorLocke, a pseudonym of Peter Wiggin in novels by Orson Scott CardLocke, father of Knuckles the Echidna in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic booksChōjin Locke, main character of the manga Locke the SupermanAdam Locke, Nick "Havoc" Parker's commander in video game Command & Conquer: RenegadeJohn Locke in the television series LostLocke Cole, a character in the video game Final Fantasy VI (FF3 in North America)Jameson Locke, a character in the video game Halo 5: Guardians, Fireteam Osiris leader, former ONI operative