Barkus

== English == === 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. === Proper noun === Barkus (plural Barkuses) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Barkus is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Barkus is most common among White (69.96%) and Black/African American (24.1%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barkus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 102. === Anagrams === burkas == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbarkus] === Proper noun === Barkus m pers (female equivalent Barkusová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Barkus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026