Barkhouse

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English barkhous →
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Meanings

proper nounBarkhouse (plural Barkhouses)

plural Barkhouses · alternative Barkus

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbarkhous“tannery”
  2. EnglishBarkhouse

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

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APA

Barkhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barkhouse

MLA

“Barkhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barkhouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barkhouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barkhouse.

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