Message: "Oxendine, Locklear"

Oxendine, Locklear

by nell (ellen ruey)

4/13/2007, 6:05 PM

What are the origins of these last names? They are common for the Lumbee Indian tribe of NC. Thanks.

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- Jim Young (guest) +2

4/15/2007, 2:43 AM

Lockclear again, and still no firm answer. Last time I suggested a version of the English surname Lockyer, "locksmith", but that internal L raises doubts. I don't think a French origin is out of the question, but the best I can come up with is Leclair, and that seems even more doubtful. The search goes on.
For Oxendine try ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=10&ln=Oxendine

- Nell (ellen ruey) +1

4/15/2007, 9:47 AM

Thank you, I'm new to this board and didn't realize that this query had been addressed.

- Jim Young (guest)

4/15/2007, 11:22 AM

No worries, it's always worth revisiting an unexplained name. Someone might have some new information to contribute.

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