# Matlock (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/matlock/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,599 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,861 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,506 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.8% (12,017 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English mæðel or mæþel "assembly, speech" and āc "oak."

## Who carries it

Share of people named Matlock in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Matlock in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Matlock

- Glen Matlock, British bassist
- Jack F. Matlock, Jr., American diplomat
- Matty Matlock, American musician (1907–1978)

## Similar surnames

Medlock, Matlack, Metellus.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.