English: occupational name for a tanner of leather, from Middle
English bark(en) ‘to tan’, tree bark having been used as the
tanning agent.
English: occupational name for a shepherd,
Anglo-Norman French bercher (Late Latin berbicarius,
from berbex ‘ram’, genitive berbicis). With the change
of -ar- to -er- in Middle English, this became
indistinguishable from the preceding name.
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The barker name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the barker family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the barker last name.