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Subject: Re: Etymology of the names Lockhart, Locklear
Author: Jim Young   (guest, 87.102.14.13)
Date: December 6, 2006 at 3:48:04 PM
Reply to: Etymology of the names Lockhart, Locklear by padvi
What on earth is a mutt tribe?
Lockhart is Scottish. Two explanations have been advanced:
i) An Old Germanic given name, Lochard, meaning something like "stronghold-hardy"
ii) An occupational name, Lockherd, denoting a herdsman in charge of a cattle or sheep enclosure.

I've seen Locklear described as a Scottish surname, but I'm doubtful. Maybe it's a version of the English surname Lockyer, meaning "locksmith". The spelling Locklear seems to have originated in North America.

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