Barkhouse Surname

245,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Barkhouse Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in a house made of birch wood; dweller near the building where bark was stored for tanning purposes.

Barkhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,3391:27,5173,658
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
England501:1,114,36153,243
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales141:221,03813,576
Belize51:71,0952,977
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Barkhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in a house made of birch wood; dweller near the building where bark was stored for tanning purposes.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Barkhouse Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barkhouse Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Barkhouse occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkhouse? popularity and diffusion

Barkhouse is the 245,674th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,498,485 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Barkhouse live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Barkhouse is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 1,339 people, or 1 in 27,517. In Canada it is most common in: Nova Scotia, where 66 percent are found, Ontario, where 15 percent are found and British Columbia, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Barkhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barkhouse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barkhouse last name increased 689 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barkhouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Barkhouse are 17.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.49% registered with the party.

The amount Barkhouse earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.95% less than the national average, earning $42,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barhouse9412/
Barkhous941/
Berkhouse89181/
Barhousse891/
Barkhause891/
Barkhouss891/
Barkhusse890/
Baurhouse890/
Barhous88112/
Barkous8818/
Barkhos889/
Barkhus882/
Barkhauser841/
Barkhouche841/
Bearkhause840/
Barhoush821,158/
Barkhuis82187/
Barkhaus82145/
Barkhuus8223/
Barkouss829/
Barhouze829/
Barkhush823/
Barkhust822/
Barkhoss821/
Barhouss821/
Barkoush821/
Barkus801,290/
Barkos8093/
Barhus801/
Barhos801/
Barhouche78159/
Barkhouch78136/
Barckhaus786/
Workhouse783/
Barckhoss781/
Bahrhoush781/
Barrhouss781/
Barkoutsi781/
Barkoussi781/
Beirhouse780/
Barkhowes780/
Barkhas75862/
Barhuze75691/
Barchus75333/
Barjose7599/
Borkhus7578/
Barkase7554/
Barkost7526/
Barcous7516/
Barkoje7516/
Barjous7514/
Barkaus7513/
Barqous759/
Barkuis757/
Barkouz755/
Barhost753/
Barkosy753/
Barkoss752/
Barkoge752/
Barhosh752/
Barkcus751/
Barhase751/
Barhcus751/
Barhush751/
Varkhus751/
Barhouz751/
Barkosi751/
Barkuss751/
Barhaus750/
Bearhus750/
Barkoutsis7417/
Berkhoussi7410/
Bayrhosser741/
Barchouche741/
Barkheiser740/
Barkouch71655/
Barkache71313/
Borkhuis71155/
Barhouch7137/
Barkhash7132/
Barkotsy7115/
Barkhage719/
Barrkhas719/
Barkahst718/
Barqoush718/
Barkasse713/
Barkusha712/
Barkasey712/
Barkashe712/
Barkhotz712/
Barkossi712/
Barcheus712/
Barkosis711/
Bharkase711/
Varkhase711/
Varkhaus711/
Barkasee711/
Barchues711/
Barkasea711/
Barkougi711/
Barchust711/
Barkhasi711/
Barkusoi711/
Baurhaus710/
Bearhost710/
Barhaser710/
Barcos678,339/
Barcus673,444/
Barkas672,102/
Borkus67337/
Barkuz6754/
Barkuş6747/
Barkoç6735/
Varhus6724/
Barkoozis6717/
Barchiese6717/
Barhuz6713/
Barhas6711/
Barkoz6711/
Barkhassi679/
Barhouchi678/
Varhos678/
Borkos677/
Barchouch676/
Borkhoche675/
Barjos675/
Barkouchi673/
Varkouche672/
Barcousci672/
Barkochea671/
Berkoussi671/
Barhoz671/
Barkuś671/
Barkhache671/

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