Barks' name

[H.W.Fluks@kpn.com]

Timo wrote:

> Barrier book says: "Barks' ancestors were Dutch on his 
> father's side", 
> therefore the name Barks has to be Dutch. And quite Dutch it 
> sounds too.

I have never heard the name Barks for a Dutchman. And currently there are no
persons named "Barks" in Amsterdam or Rotterdam.
Possibly the (spelling of the) name was changed when the Barkses went to
America.

--Harry.