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Lockwood

proper noun

A civil parish in Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England.

OriginOld English loc →

Less commonScrabble 18

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proper nounLockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Lockwoods)

plural Lockwoods

A placename:
1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England.
2. countableuncountableA suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, named after a local family (OS grid ref SE1315).
3. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Amador County, California.
4. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Monterey County, California.
5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ovid Township, Branch County, Michigan.
6. countableuncountableA minor city in Dade County, Missouri.
7. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana.
8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Merrick County, Nebraska.
9. countableuncountableA hamlet in the town of Barton, Tioga County, New York.
10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
11. countableuncountableA town in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

Old Englishloc“lock; enclosure, fold”
EnglishLockwood

From Old English loc (“lock; enclosure, fold”) + wudu (“wood”); analysable as lock + wood.

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APA

Lockwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lockwood

MLA

“Lockwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lockwood. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lockwood,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lockwood.

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