Where Does the Loke Surname Come From?

The same name, two spellings: Loke and Locke. At root, the name means “Dweller by an enclosure”. Records show Loke as one of the forms Locke took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Løkke, Lok and Lockey.

In the 2010 US Census, 457 Americans gave Loke as their last name (rank 46,568). It sits within the 50,000 most common last names in the country. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Lake.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Loke, so the heraldry linked to Locke is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Loke family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.