# Whitlock

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪtlɒk/ · frequency rank #40,518

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee, United States.

## 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”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`hwitlock`, `whhitlock`, `whiltock`, `whitlcok`, `whitllock`, `whitlocck`, `whitlockk`, `whitlokc`, `whitolck`, `whittlock`, `whtilock`, `wihtlock`, `wwhitlock`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whitlock