Locust Family History
Locust Name Meaning
Native American (Cherokee): translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on Cherokee kulsetsi ‘honey locust’ by extension also ‘sugar’. This surname is found mainly in OK and also in NC. African American: altered form of Lucas or Lucus . It may also be of Native American origin (see 1 above). English: unexplained. This surname has died out in Britain. Compare Locus
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022