Meaning of Last Name

Locke Locke is a common Western surname of English origin, and may refer to: *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. Nasby *Dean Jewett Locke (1823–1887), doctor, founder of Lockeford, California *Edwin A. Locke, Professor of Psychology, internationally known for the Goal-setting theory developed with G. Latham *Gary Locke, disambiguation page **Gary Locke, United States Secretary of Commerce and first Chinese American governor *John Locke (disambiguation) :*John Locke (1632–1704), English philosopher :*John Locke (American Professor) (1792–1856) :*John Locke (Canadian politician) (1825–1873), a Nova Scotia Senator 1867—1873 :*John Locke (Massachusetts), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1823–1829 :*John 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 Coast *Joseph Locke (1805–1860), English civil engineer, particularly associated with railway projects *Keith Locke (b.1944), New Zealand Member of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa, New Zealand *Kimberley Locke (b.1978), competitor in second season of American Idol *Lewis Locke, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. *Matthew Locke, disambiguation page **Matthew Locke (composer) (ca. 1621 – 1677), English Baroque composer. *Sondra Locke (b.1947), American actor *William John Locke (1863–1930), English author