Does anyone know what does the last name "Lockhart" mean?

Question

I was searching through the web page looking up everyone in my family last name. I found mine, which my last name is "Green" which the info i got it is an irish english last name. and i found some of my other family last names which are common, like i have "Smith, Miller, and Davis" in my family. but the others last names i could not find any infomation on. Like Conner and Lockhart, and my grandparents last name is " Avent" pronounced ( i vont) which my mother told me is french. does anyone know what web site that i could actually find the meaning of these last names. or anyone with the last name "lockhart" is it a irish, english, or german etc, last name? please give me some of your thoughts

Answer 1

www.ancestry.com/facts/Lockhart-name-meaning.ashx

Lockhart
Scottish: of uncertain origin, probably from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements loc ‘lock’, ‘bolt’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
English: occupational name for a herdsman in charge of a sheep or cattlefold, from Old English loc ‘enclosure’, ‘fold’ + hierde ‘herd(er)’.
Americanized form of German Luckhardt

Conner
Irish: variant spelling of Connor, now common in Scotland.
English: occupational name for an inspector of weights and measures, Middle English connere, cunnere ‘inspector’, an agent derivative of cun(nen) ‘to examine’

Avent
English (of Norman origin): probably from a reduced form of the Anglo-Norman French personal name or nickname Avenant ‘suitable’ or ‘handsome’

Smith
English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smid, probably a derivative of smitan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988)

Miller
English and Scottish: occupational name for a miller. The standard modern vocabulary word represents the northern Middle English term, an agent derivative of mille ‘mill’, reinforced by Old Norse mylnari (see Milner). In southern, western, and central England Millward (literally, ‘mill keeper’) was the usual term. The American surname has absorbed many cognate surnames from other European languages, for example French Meunier, Dumoulin, Demoulins, and Moulin; German Mueller; Dutch Molenaar; Italian Molinaro; Spanish Molinero; Hungarian Molnar; Slavic Mlinar, etc.
Southwestern and Swiss German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Muller (see Mueller).

Davis
Southern English: patronymic from David.

Green
English: one of the most common and widespread of English surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grene) or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green, Middle English grene (a transferred use of the color term). In North America this name has no doubt assimilated cognates from other European languages, notably German Grun (see Gruen).
Jewish (American): Americanized form of German Grun or Yiddish Grin, Ashkenazic ornamental names meaning ‘green’ or a short form of any of the numerous compounds with this element.
Irish: translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’. See also Fahey.
North German: short form of a habitational name from a place name with Gren- as the first element (for example Greune, Greubole).

Answer 2

Surname Lockhart

Answer 3

Since people of Africa did not adopt surnames until well into the 20th century, and further since the word "king" is English, obviously the blacks by that surname adopted the name. There is much misconception on here re titles. For instance, Julius Caesar is not his full name; his name was Julius, and he became the first of the caesars. Caesar was his title, not his surname. But, in regards to Queen Nefertiti, "queen" was NOT her title: Number one, Egyptians did not have kings or queens; Number 2, they had no female rulers before and thus had no title. When modern archaeologists found out about Nefertiti, they were confused and bestowed the title of queen on her to fit their misconceptions of world order. In addition to people surnamed King, there are also those surnamed Queen(s), Bishop, etc. None of these type names mean that the person so-named was royalty or cleric; it means that they served in an official capacity for those persons. Historically, kings held few slaves; the wealth & power, then as now, resides in the merchantile class After Columbus' successful voyages when Spain sent their expeditions to the new world, it was not the king (or country) that financed those expeditions, but the wealthy...mostly merchants. So, the most logical reason why so many blacks have those surnames would be because they feel more important bearing such a name. A better query would be why did so many choose Washington as a surname in lieu of Lincoln?

Answer 4

Lockhart — the ancestor of this family came from Flanders and settled in Lanarkshire in 1272. The Lockhart name was gained when Simon Locard carried the key to the casket that contained Robert the Bruce's heart during the Crusades.

Answer 5

Lockhart is English. Not sure on the meaning, though.

Answer 6

Be careful about Swyrich. It is a surname product peddler. They own House of Names which is also a surname product peddler.

See the links below, one from the British College of Arms and the other from the most prestigious genealogical organizaiton in the U.S. and another regarding Irish arms.

http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.htm

http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerpsst.cfm

http://www.heraldry.ws/info/article10.html

Answer 7

It is Scots in origin meaning hard, brave or strong.