Locust

See also: locust

English

Etymology

Unknown.

Proper noun

Locust (plural Locusts)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Locust is the 36525^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612 individuals. Locust is most common among Black/African American (41.5%), American Indian/Alaska Native (35.78%) and White (10.13%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Locust”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 452.