The whitlock Surname
whitlock Name Meaning and History
- nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘tress’, ‘curl’. Compare Sherlock.
- from an Old English personal name composed of the elements wiht ‘creature’, ‘demon’ + lac ‘play’, ‘sport’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Peter WHITLOCK 1873 NJ Guardian of Children of Perrine CARSON, Deceased |
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| Do you know a Charlie Whitlock from Columbus, IN? | Eric Whitlock | 1 |
| Jim Berry Whitlock Family | Eric Whitlock | 2 |
| WHITLOCK Elizabeth 1982 2004 |
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| WHITLOCK 1 Jess M 1889-1935 |
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| Chris Roger Whitlock | Donald Joseph Whitlock | 7 |
| WHITLOCK Azelea R 1880-1969 |
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| WHITLOCK James J 1880-1960 |
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| WHITLOCK Alta Loma 1909-1988 |
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