Lushington
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== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
English surname, recorded in Middle English as Lustinton, from Old English *Lusta (a personal name) + -ing + -tun.
Also possibly after Lashenden in Kent, from Old English læc (“muddy stream”) (see leach) or læccan (“to trap”) + -ing + denn (“woodland pasture”).
==== Proper noun ====
Lushington (plural Lushingtons)
A surname.
===== Statistics =====
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lushington is the 32143rd most common surname in England, belonging to 110 individuals.
=== Etymology 2 ===
A surname, used in allusion to lush. John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) mentions a Lushington Club in Bow Street, Covent Garden, London.
==== Alternative forms ====
lushington
==== Noun ====
Lushington (plural Lushingtons)
(obsolete) Drink.
A drunk.
=== Further reading ===
Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lushington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 476.