Whitlock Surname
Approximately 29,250 people bear this surname
Whitlock Surname Definition:
= Whitelock, q.v.
Whitlock Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,436 | 1:15,466 | 1,961 |
| England | 3,235 | 1:17,224 | 2,482 |
| Canada | 997 | 1:36,956 | 4,691 |
| Australia | 819 | 1:32,962 | 4,357 |
| South Africa | 200 | 1:270,889 | 26,929 |
| New Zealand | 170 | 1:26,637 | 4,667 |
| Wales | 138 | 1:22,424 | 2,380 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 37 | 1:36,864 | 3,590 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,758 | 1:13,865 | 2,079 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,319 | 1:11,627 | 1,514 |
Whitlock (57) may also be a first name.
Whitlock Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Whitelock, q.v.
(English) One who had white hair; dweller at, or near, the white enclosure.
(Saxon.) Fair hair.
From the Swedish, from the Dutch, Witlok; a personal name.
The Whitlocks are now best represented in the Halstead district. In the 17th century Bulstrode Whitelock, one of Cromwell's commissioners, owned the manor of Blunts - hall, Witham (M.).
Whitlock Demographics
Whitlock Political Affiliation
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Whitlock Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitlock Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whitlock has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitlock? popularity and diffusion
The surname Whitlock is the 18,836th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 249,147 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Whitlock are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 57 people.
Whitlock is most common in The United States, where it is held by 23,436 people, or 1 in 15,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Whitlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whitlock has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,971 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 321 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whitlock Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whitlock surname are 21.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.55% being registered with the political party.
The amount Whitlock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.37% more than the national average, earning R 362,100 per year; in United States they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $42,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $49,828 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitlocke | 94 | 41 | / |
| Whittlock | 94 | 17 | / |
| Whaitlock | 94 | 1 | / |
| Whitliock | 94 | 1 | / |
| Witlock | 93 | 111 | / |
| Whitloc | 93 | 7 | / |
| Whitlok | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wittlock | 88 | 83 | / |
| Withlock | 88 | 13 | / |
| Waitlock | 88 | 10 | / |
| Hvitlock | 88 | 9 | / |
| Whitlook | 88 | 6 | / |
| Whitlack | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wihtlock | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whitlosk | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whetlock | 88 | 0 | / |
| Witlok | 86 | 2 | / |
| Whitlacke | 82 | 0 | / |
| Witloks | 80 | 27 | / |
| Vitlock | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wetlock | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whitlox | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witlack | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whitlog | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whitlake | 75 | 11 | / |
| Weatlock | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wittlack | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whitlask | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whittlake | 71 | 3 | / |
| Whitlacth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uitlok | 71 | 1 | / |
| Witlak | 71 | 0 | / |
| Betlock | 67 | 64 | / |
| Witlake | 67 | 38 | / |
| Woitlak | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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