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The barkus Surname

barkus Name Meaning and History

  1. English: probably a reduced form of Barkhouse, a topographic name for someone who lived by a tannery, Middle English barkhous, or an occupational name for someone who worked in one.
  2. Lithuanian: variant of Bartkus.
  3. Czech and Slovak: unexplained.

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Distribution of barkus Families in the US in 1920
Number of barkus families
 10-17
 4-9
 1-3
 0
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