Surname

Barkhouse

“tannery”

Barkhouse is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Barkhouse goes back to Middle English barkhous, meaning “tannery.”

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Where it comes from

Barkhouse comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English barkhous (“tannery”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Barkhouse’s family of names

In English usage, Barkhouse as a surname has a related form in BARKUS.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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