# Barkhouse

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Middle English.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barkhouse