Whitelaw
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitelaw is the 21568th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1210 individuals. Whitelaw is most common among White (76.69%) and Black/African American (17.85%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitelaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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