Lusk

See also: lusk and łusk

English

Etymology

Probably a variant of Leask.

Proper noun

Lusk (countable and uncountable, plural Lusks)

1. A surname.
2. A town in Fingal, formerly in County Dublin, Ireland.
3. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States.
5. A town, the county seat of Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lusk is the 2803^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12847 individuals. Lusk is most common among White (85.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lusk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 476.

Anagrams

• sulk, Klus

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlusk]

Proper noun

Lusk m anim (female equivalent Lusková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Lusk (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Lusk	Luskové
genitive	Luska	Lusků
dative	Luskovi	Luskům
accusative	Luska	Lusky
vocative	Lusku	Luskové
locative	Luskovi	Luscích
instrumental	Luskem	Lusky

Fingallian

Etymology

Derived from Irish Lusca.

Proper noun

Lusk

1. Lusk
   • 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):

     Lusk,

     A Town in Fingaul.