Shedlock Family History
Shedlock Name Meaning
English: variant of Shadlock apparently a nickname from Middle English shathien (Old English sc(e)athian) and scathen (Old Norse skatha) ‘to harm damage’ + lok ‘lock (of hair?)’. It may have been given to an incompetent barber or to someone with ill-kempt hair.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022