Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Meaning & History
Means "tanner", derived from the Middle English word bark meaning "tree bark". This was an occupational name for a leather tanner, who often used tree bark in the tanning process.
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5/30/2025, 10:48 PM | Mike C | update #118 | ||
| 12/1/2024, 10:33 PM | Mike C | update #117 | |||
| 10/20/2016, 1:17 AM | Mike C | update #93 | |||
| 5/30/2011, 5:41 PM | Mike C | earliest recorded revision |