Lusk

Probably a variant of Leask.

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.

• 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.

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

• sulk, Klus

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• IPA^(key): [ˈlusk]

Lusk m anim (female equivalent Lusková)

1. a male surname

Derived from Irish Lusca.

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.