Barkhouse

English

Alternative forms

• Barkus

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a tannery or an occupational surname for someone who worked in one, from Middle English barkhous (“tannery”).

Proper noun

Barkhouse (plural Barkhouses)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barkhouse is the 154907^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 105 individuals. Barkhouse is most common among White (94.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barkhouse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 102.