Origins of Barks surname

[DYER,SONIA (HP-Cupertino,ex1)]

>Do anyone here know where the last name Barks has it's
>origin, and what it means??
>
>Sigvald :-)

The Oxford Dictionary of Surnames doesn't list the name "Barks", as it is
relatively uncommon.  The closest thing to it is:
BARKER.  English.  Occupational name for a tanner of leather, from ME
bark(en), to tan, from the bark of a tree which was used in the process.
The word is Scandinavian in origin.

	Sonia