# Whitlock (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/whitlock/  
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) | 16,927 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,142 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,240 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (16,603 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪtlɒk/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Whitlocke, Whitelock, Whitelocke |

## Etymology

From Middle English Whytlok, Whitelok, Witloc, Wictlok, Wyhtlok, Witlok, Whytlak, Whitlak; partly from Old English witlāc, wihtlāc (personal name) and partly from Middle English whyt (“white”) + lok (“lock, hair”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Whitlock 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) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Whitlock in the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

## People named Whitlock

- Max Whitlock, British artistic gymnast (born 1993)
- Harold Whitlock, British athlete (1903–1985)
- Isiah Whitlock Jr., American actor (1954–2025)
- Simon Whitlock, Australian darts player
- Brand Whitlock, American diplomat (1869-1934)

## Similar surnames

Whittlesey, Wittelsbach, Woodlock.

## 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.