The Lockhart surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 27,883 people carried this name — #1,261 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 26,844 in 2000.

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In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 21 births for the Lockhart name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 900 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Armagh and Antrim.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 17
Connacht 2
Leinster 2

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 104 people named Lockhart live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 79
City of Buenos Aires 25

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Lockhart.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Paris 6
French Guiana 4
Cher 1
Manche 1
Nord 1
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Scotland’s registers today

Lockhart was recorded 46 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 565th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 79. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

54 families named Lockhart, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 262 people lived in those households, 4.9 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Lockhart, Locard, Lochard, Lochart, Lockard, Lockart, Lockeart, Lockerd, Lockheart, Lukehart. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 24
North Carolina 12
South Carolina 9
Virginia 8
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Lockhart in American newspapers,
1916–1924.

Newspaper page from The Brandon News carrying the name Lockhart
The Brandon News 1919-06-26
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Lockhart
The Mirror And Farmer 1916-02-10
Newspaper page from Belt Valley Times carrying the name Lockhart
Belt Valley Times 1924-03-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 97,791 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lockhart in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

25,482 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lockhart. The most, 4,617, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 7,117
Victoria 6,073
Queensland 5,530
Western Australia 3,050
Tasmania 1,986
South Australia 1,389
ACT (Canberra) 230
Northern Territory 16

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lockhart.

Who carried it

People named Lockhart,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Lockhart d. 1718 · politician
  • James Lockhart d. 1833
  • Robina Lockhart d. 1740
  • Sir William Lockhart of Carstairs, 1st Bt. d. 1710
  • Mary Jane Palliser d. 1881
  • Marion Lockhart d. 1624

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lockhart,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,028 records

2,028 records of the Lockhart name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 794
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 368
  • Other U.S. records 866
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Lon Lockhart

    Born 1946; from St Louis, Missouri. U.S. Army, armor crewman; died in an accident 1967 in South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph D. Lockhart

    Born 1924 in Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Charlottesville; carpenter from Warren County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Culpeper National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Letitia Lockhart

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Furnessia from Glasgow, aged 23; dressmaker. From Monaghan, Ireland; bound for St. Louis.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,028 records for Lockhart in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada881 records

881 records of the Lockhart name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 768
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 30
  • Other Canadian records 83
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Charles Lockhart

    Killed in 1874 at the Scotia Mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter Loydall Lockhart

    Buried in 1969 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 76.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Alden Lockhart

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 881 records for Lockhart in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia761 records

761 records of the Lockhart name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 404
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 137
  • Other Australian records 220
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Crooks Lockhart

    Died 1915 in Whitemore, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1915.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Hugh Lockhart

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Parmelia, arriving 1832; ticket of leave 1837. Native of Glasgow.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Lockhart

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Ganges Khan, aged 25; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 761 records for Lockhart in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom71 records

71 records of the Lockhart name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 36
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 22
  • Other British records 13
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Robert Douglas Lockhart

    Born 1894 at Hamilton. Served in the First World War. Named in the University of Aberdeen roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Helen Lockhart

    Died 1986, aged 68; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Owen Lockhart

    Will proved in 1929; of Loughor.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 71 records for Lockhart in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand20 records

20 records of the Lockhart name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 15
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 3
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Lockhart

    Died 1912, aged 75; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edward Lockhart

    Buried in 1887 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 60.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elaine Mary Lockhart

    Died 1988; ashes interred at Kaiapoi Public Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Lockhart in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands20 records

20 records of the Lockhart name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 13
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Colin MacKenzie Lockhart

    Married in 1946 in Harlingen; "verzekeringsagent".

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ann Lockhart

    Married in 1847 in Haarlem.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Lockhart

    Died 1885 in Rotterdam, aged 26.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Lockhart in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Lockhart name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andree Marie Caroline Lockhart

    Born 1904 in Cherbourg (Manche); died 1998 in Versailles (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Paul Francis Marie Lockhart

    Born 1899 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine); died 1991 in Cherbourg (Manche).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gerard Henri Lockhart

    Born 1932 in Paris; died 1997 in Pessac (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Lockhart in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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