Blacklock

English

Alternative forms

• Blalack, Blalock

Etymology

A nickname for someone with dark hair, from Middle English blāk (“black”) + lok (“lock, tuft of hair”).

Proper noun

Blacklock (plural Blacklocks)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Blacklock is the 24685^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1011 individuals. Blacklock is most common among White (85.66%) and Black/African American (10.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blacklock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167.