Medlock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Medlock family

The surname Medlock was first found in Derbyshire, at Matlock, a parish, in the union of Bakewell, hundred of Wirksworth. "This place, which was formerly called Mesterford or Metesford, is equally celebrated for the beauty of its scenery, and the purity of its medicinal springs, and consists at present of the village and the baths, nearly a mile and a half distant from each other. The waters were first applied to medicinal uses about the end of the seventeenth century." 1

Another source claims the early spellings of the place name differently as in Meslach 2 which was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 and later as Matlac in 1196. In this case, the place name literally meant "oak-tree where meetings are held," from the Old English "maethel" + "ac." 3

Early History of the Medlock family

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Medlock Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Martlock, Matlock, Matlack, Marlott and others.

Early Notables of the Medlock family

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Medlock Ranking

In the United States, the name Medlock is the 4,170^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 4

Medlock migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Medlock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J J H Medlock, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
Wm. Medlock, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894

Medlock Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Paul F. Medlock, aged 15, who settled in America, in 1906
Mary Ellen Medlock, aged 22, who landed in America from Beggleswade, Eng., in 1909
Walter Hy Medlock, aged 34, who landed in America, in 1910
Emma Medlock, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States from Hampstead, England, in 1911
Euphemia Bryce Medlock, aged 58, who landed in America from Govan, Scotland, in 1914
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Contemporary Notables of the name Medlock (post 1700) +

Alec Medlock (b. 1990), American actor
Calvin Dan Medlock (b. 1982), former American Minor League Baseball relief pitcher
Justin Charles Medlock (b. 1983), professional American and Canadian football placekicker
Thomas Travis Medlock, American politician, Member of South Carolina State Senate 7th District, 1972-76 6
Chris Medlock, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008 6
Cheryl Medlock, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008 6
Mark Medlock (b. 1978), German singer

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html