# Barkus

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Various origins:
* A reduced form of Barkhouse, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a tannery.
* Borrowed from Lithuanian Barkus, a variant of Bartkus.
* Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Barkus, a surname with an unexplained origin.

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