Given name & surname
Whitelaw
“from the white hill”
Whitelaw is a variant of Whitlaw. One English interpretation is “from the white hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Whitelaw is a variant of Whitlaw. One English interpretation is “from the white hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Whitelaw is a variant of Whitlaw. An origin associated with Whitlaw is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Whitelaw through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1892
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1892. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,233 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Whitelaw’s family of names
Whitelaw has a related form in Whitlaw. In English usage, Whitelaw as a surname has a related form in WHITELOW.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Whitelaw
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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