Locket: Surname History and Family Crest

Spelled Locket, the surname still points back to Lockett. Its meaning, shared with Lockett, is “Little Lock”.

Family crest and blazon

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

Spelling and variants

Locket drops the “t” of Lockett, a simplification that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Lockitt.

207 Americans were listed as Locket in the 2010 census. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Luckett. For the full story, order the Locket surname pack.