The Medlock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,416 people carried this name — #5,427 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,900 people counted. That is up 7% from 6,013 in 2000.

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In print

Medlock in American newspapers,
1912–1920.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Medlock
The Topeka State Journal 1920-08-21
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Medlock
The Topeka State Journal 1912-05-11
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Medlock
The Topeka State Journal 1912-05-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,112 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Medlock in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

412 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Medlock. The most, 137, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 279
New South Wales 77
Western Australia 22
Victoria 17
South Australia 7
ACT (Canberra) 6
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Medlock.

Who carried it

People named Medlock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • David Medlock Jr. 1824– · politician
  • Owen Medlock 1938–2021 · association football player
  • Rosalind Miles 1940–2022 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Medlock,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States313 records

313 records of the Medlock name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 214
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl O. Medlock

    Born 1914 in Georgia. Enlisted 1941 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; auto mechanic from Fulton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1969, buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Medlock

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Richard Alsop from Liverpool, aged 22; dyer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Edward Eugene Medlock

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1940, died 1999; buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 313 records for Medlock in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Medlock name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah A. Medlock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Liguria, aged 28; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Medlock

    Potato salesman of Middlesex, England; died 1892.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Richard Henry Medlock

    Selected land at Cairns, Queensland in 1892.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Medlock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Medlock name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 5
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur Charles Stevenson Medlock

    Died 1995, aged 74; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Medlock

    Northamptonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur E. Medlock

    Died 1968, aged 87; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Medlock in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Medlock name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Medlock

    Came to Ontario in 1878 aboard the Circassian, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter Herbert Medlock

    Died 1949; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Agnes Myrtle Medlock

    Died 1966; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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