Lockheart Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

It is easy to miss Lockheart in an index if you only search for Lockhart. At root, the name means “From Locard”.

Spelling and variants

The extra “e” in Lockheart is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Lockart and Lockard.

Lockheart by the numbers

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Lockheart with 331 bearers, at rank 60,790. That puts it among the top 100,000 US surnames.

Lockheart coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Lockhart surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Research your Lockheart family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.