Whitlock Surname

18,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whitlock Surname Definition:

= Whitelock, q.v.

Whitlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,4361:15,4661,961
England3,2351:17,2242,482
Canada9971:36,9564,691
Australia8191:32,9624,357
South Africa2001:270,88926,929
New Zealand1701:26,6374,667
Wales1381:22,4242,380
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Trinidad and Tobago371:36,8643,590
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Macau31:200,543803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7581:13,8652,079
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3191:11,6271,514

Whitlock (57) may also be a first name.

Whitlock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Whitelock, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who had white hair; dweller at, or near, the white enclosure.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Saxon.) Fair hair.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Swedish, from the Dutch, Witlok; a personal name.

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

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitlocke9441/
Whittlock9417/
Whaitlock941/
Whitliock941/
Witlock93111/
Whitloc937/
Whitlok934/
Wittlock8883/
Withlock8813/
Waitlock8810/
Hvitlock889/
Whitlook886/
Whitlack881/
Wihtlock881/
Whitlosk881/
Whetlock880/
Witlok862/
Whitlacke820/
Witloks8027/
Vitlock808/
Wetlock802/
Whitlox801/
Witlack800/
Whitlog800/
Whitlake7511/
Weatlock751/
Wittlack750/
Whitlask750/
Whittlake713/
Whitlacth712/
Uitlok711/
Witlak710/
Betlock6764/
Witlake6738/
Woitlak671/

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Whitlock Reference & Research

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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 Whitlock
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