Last Name WHITELOCK

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Meaning	Nickname: White-lock, from the complexion of the hair or a particular trees. There are similar names like Blacklock, Silverlock, Lovelock. It may also be an imitative form of Witlac, a Scandinavian personal name. Another option is 'at the white lake,' from residence nearby.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	31,014 (2000 US census)	36,509 (1990 US census)

Count	708 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

89.69%, or 635 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
4.66%, or 33 total occurrences, as black,
1.27%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.85%, or 6 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
0.99%, or 7 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.54%, or 18 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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