Whitelock Family Crest & Name History

Arms linked to Whitlock and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Family name meaning

A Whitelock ancestor may well appear as Whitlock in earlier records. Its meaning, shared with Whitlock, is “white lock of hair”.

The extra “e” in Whitelock is a spelling habit rather than a different name. The same family of names includes Whitlocke. About 791 people in the United States were recorded as Whitelock in 2010, placing it 29,740 on the national list.

Research your Whitelock family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.