Medlock Surname

53,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Medlock Surname Definition:

Probably Matlock, co. Derby. A portion of Manchester is, however, called Chorlton-upon-Medlock.

Medlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3251:43,5395,341
England9011:61,8407,288
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Canada941:391,97434,739
France251:2,656,909193,074
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Wales81:386,81619,671
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4531:53,8096,458
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0941:45,9045,298

Medlock (28) may also be a first name.

Medlock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably Matlock, co. Derby. A portion of Manchester is, however, called Chorlton-upon-Medlock.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Medlock Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Medlock Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Medlock is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Medlock.

How Common Is The Last Name Medlock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,354th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 761,260 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Medlock are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held forename globally, borne by 28 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8,325 people, or 1 in 43,539. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Medlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medlock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Medlock surname grew 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Medlock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Medlock last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Medlock last name are 13.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Medlock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 529.35% more than the national average, earning R 1,495,580 per year; in United States they earn 11.5% less than the national average, earning $38,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $54,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meadlock9355/
Medlocke936/
Medlockk931/
Medlocks930/
Medlok926/
Medloc921/
Madlock86980/
Midlock8675/
Modlock8647/
Medlack861/
Medlook860/
Maddlock801/
Medlak7711/
Modlok771/
Mydlack7132/
Medlyak714/
Madlouk711/
Midlack710/
Mahdlouk673/
Mydlak62946/
Modlak6261/
Madlak626/
Modlák624/
Midlak622/
Madlog621/
Medlyakova599/
Middlehook590/
Madliak5741/
Maydlak571/
Madleňák53236/
Madleňak535/
Majdelak531/

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Medlock Reference & Research

Medlock One-Name Study - Researching derivation and all occurrences of the surname MEDLOCK and variants MADLOCK & MODLOCK worldwide.

Medlock DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Medlock FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medlock
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