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blacklock Name Meaning and History

Northern English: nickname for someone with dark hair, Middle English blakelok, from Old English blæc ‘black’, ‘dark’ + locc ‘lock (of hair)’. Although blake might mean either ‘dark’ or ‘fair’ (see Blake), the meaning ‘dark hair’ is the most probable since this name contrasts with Whitlock.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The blacklock name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the blacklock family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of blacklock Families in the US in 1920
Number of blacklock families
 16-30
 6-15		 1-5
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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