Walker (surname)

Walker
Pronunciation	/ˈwɔːkər/
Language(s)	English, Scots[1], Middle High German, German, Kalenjin
Origin
Region of origin	Europe; Africa
Meaning	A walker, or one who "walked" on raw, damp cloth in order to thicken it.;; "Hunter" in Kalenjin languages
Other names
Variant(s)	Welker, Walcher, Welcker, Wallker, Walkyr, Walkere, Wealcan, Walcere

Walker is an English and German surname derived from either a fuller, from the Middle High German walker,^[2] meaning "a fuller of cloth", or an officer whose duty consisted of walking or inspecting a certain part of a forest. The surname "Walker" was first found in Germany where records of the name date back to the thirteenth century. In 1253, Sigelo dictus Welkere was recorded in Weissenburg,^[2] and in 1209, Bruno Welkiner was a citizen of Cologne.^[2] The Walker Families of England are believed to originate from Yorkshire^[3]. The name is also found within African Kenyan tribes.

With close to 100,000 bearers, Walker is the 18th most common surname in England.^[4] As of the 2000 U.S. Census, 501,307 people had the surname Walker, making it the 28th most common surname in America.^[5] It is the 14th most common surname in Australia, with 26,688 people as of 2007.^[6]

People with the surname

Arts and letters

Ada Hill Walker (1879-1955), scientific illustrator
Alice Walker (born 1944), American author
Derek Walker (1929–2015), British architect
Frank Buckley Walker (1889–1963), American musical talent agent and author
Frederick Walker (painter) (1840–1875), English painter and illustrator
James F. Walker (1913–1994), American graphic artist
Kara Walker (born 1969), American artist
Laura S. Walker (1861-1955), American writer
Margaret Walker (1915–1998), American poet
Murray Walker (born 1923), English journalist
Obadiah Walker (1616–1699), English man of letters
Ranginui Walker (1932–2016), Māori academic and writer
Ray Walker (artist) (1945–1984), British mural artist
Ryan Walker (cartoonist) (1870–1932), American political cartoonist
William Henry Romaine-Walker (1854–1940), English architect and interior decorator

Business

Aldace F. Walker (1842–1901), American railroad executive
Darren Walker, African-American lawyer and banker
Gene S. Walker, Sr. (1926–2015), American rancher and businessman
Joseph Edison Walker (1879–1958), American insurance executive and banker
Madam C. J. Walker, African-American entrepreneur
Norman W. Walker (1886–1985), English-American pioneer in vegetable juicing
Thomas B. Walker, Jr. (1923–2016), American investment banker

Film and radio

Anna Walker (television presenter) (born 1962), English television presenter
Cas Walker (1902–1998), American grocer and radio/TV producer from Tennessee
Ed Walker (radio personality) (1932–2015), radio personality
Hal Walker (1896–1972), American director
H. M. Walker (c. 1884 – 1937), American scriptwriter
Lesley Walker, British film editor
Walter Walker (1864–1947), American actor of the stage and screen

Musicians and singers

Alan Walker (music producer), Norwegian DJ and music producer
Butch Walker (born 1969), American musician
Carlos Walker, birth name of Shawty Lo, American rap musician
John Walker (organist), (born 1941) recording artist
Junior Walker (1931–1995), musician
Shirley Walker (1945–2006), American music composer
Stan Walker (born 1990), Australian-New Zealand recording artist, actor, and television personality
Stewart Walker, American electronic musician
T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), American musician
Vincent Walker, American singer and trumpet player

Actors

Clint Walker (1927–2018), American actor
Doug Walker (actor) (born 1981), American actor and internet personality
Jimmie Walker (born 1947) American actor and comedian, best known as "J.J." in the sitcom "Good Times" and his signature catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!"
Liza Walker (born 1972), English actress
Marcy Walker (born 1961), American actress
Nancy Walker (1922–1992), American actress
Paul Walker (1973–2013), American actor
Tonja Walker (born 1960), American soap opera actress

Dancers

Elizabeth Walker (dancer), American ballet dancer
Travis Walker (dancer) American contemporary ballet dancer

Military

Arnold Walker (RAF officer), British fighter pilot
Diana Barnato Walker (1918–2008), British support pilot of World War II
Duncan Stephen Walker, American Union brevet brigadier general
Edward Alexander Walker, American Medal of Honor recipient
Major General Edwin Walker, American general
Lieutenant General Emmett H. Walker, Jr., American National Guard chief
Frank O. Walker, Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient
Major General Fred L. Walker, (1887–1969), American general
Captain Frederic John Walker (1896–1944), British naval officer
Lucius M. Walker (1829–1863), American soldier
Meriwether Lewis Walker, (1869-1947) American brigadier general
Moses B. Walker, American Union brevet brigadier general and Texas judge
Samuel Hamilton Walker (1817–1847), American soldier and lawman
General Walton Walker (1889–1950), American general

Politics and law

Amasa Walker (1799–1875), American politician, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, businessman, and economist
Sir Alfred Cecil Walker (1924–2007), UK politician, MP from Northern Ireland
Bret William Walker (born 1954), Australian barrister
Clifford Walker (1877–1954), American politician, governor of Georgia
Dan Walker (1922–2015), American politician, governor of Illinois
David S. Walker, 8th governor of Florida
Francis Walker (Virginia) (1764–1806), U.S. Representative from Virginia
Frank Comerford Walker (1886–1959), American political figure and Postmaster General
Jimmy Walker, aka "Beau James"(1881-1946), American. politician, Mayor of New York City (1926-1932), member New York State Senate (1915-1925), member New York State Assembly (1910-1914)
Ignacio Walker (born 1956), Chilean politician
Isaac P. Walker (1815–1872), American politician, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
Lo Walker (born 1933), American politician, mayor of Bossier City, Louisiana
Lyman Walker (1799–1886), American politician
Mary Edwards Walker (1832–1919), American activist
Norman R. Walker (1889–1949), American politician
Olene S. Walker (1930–2015), American politician, governor of Utah
Patricio Walker (born 1969), Chilean politician
Patrick Gordon Walker (1907–1980), British politician
Pinkney H. Walker (1815–1885), American jurist
R. Tracy Walker, American politician from North Carolina
Rebecca Walker (born 1969), American activist
Scott Walker (born 1967) American politician, governor of Wisconsin
William H. Walker (New York City) (1842-1916) American politician, member New York Board of Aldermen (1887-1890), member New York State Assembly (1892 & 1893), father of Jimmy Walker, American politician

Science

Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr. (1936–2001), American solar physicist
Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909–2001), English cosmologist
Cyril Walker (paleontologist) (1939–2009)
Edward Walker (mathematician) (1820–1893), English applied mathematician
Francis Walker (entomologist) (1809–1874), English entomologist
Gilbert Walker (1868–1958), English meteorologist
Jearl Walker (born 1945), American physicist
Mary Broadfoot Walker (1888–1974), Scottish doctor
Sears Cook Walker (1805–1853), American astronomer

Sports

Albert Walker (footballer) (1910–1993), English footballer
Alf Walker, English football manager
Allan Walker (born 1986), Scottish footballer
Anthony Walker Jr. (born 1995), American football player
Antoine Walker (born 1976), American basketball player
Arnold Walker ('Boxer' Walker), former international rugby league player
Ben Walker, Australian rugby league player
Casey Walker (born 1989), American football player
Clifford Walker (cricketer)
Cyril Walker (1892–1948), English golfer
DeMarcus Walker (born 1994), American football player
Derek Walker (footballer) (born 1965), Scottish footballer
Derrick Walker, auto racer
Derrick Walker (American football), American football player
Des Walker, English footballer
Doak Walker (1927–1998), American football player
Ed Walker (baseball), baseball player
Fraser Walker (born 1972), Scottish medley swimmer
Geoff Walker (canoeist) (1952–1997), New Zealand canoeist
Geoff Walker (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
Georgia Walker (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
Glen Walker (born 1952), American football player
Harold Walker (cricketer) (1918–2000), English cricketer
Harry Walker (1916–1999), American baseball player, manager, and coach
Herschel Walker (born 1962), American football player
Ian Walker (footballer) (born 1971), English footballer
Ian Walker (sailor) (born 1970), English sailboat racer
Jason Walker (footballer) (born 1984), English footballer
Josh Walker (American football) (born 1991), American football player
Josh Walker (Australian footballer) (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
Kemba Walker (born 1990), American professional basketball player
Kyle Walker (born 1990), English footballer
Larry Walker (born 1966), Canadian baseball player
Laura Walker (born 1970), American swimmer
Max Walker, Australian cricketer
Mickey Walker (boxer) (1903–1981), American boxer
Mysterious Walker (1884–1958), American athlete and coach
Nathan Walker (born 1994), Australian ice hockey player
Neil Walker (baseball) (born 1985), American baseball player
Neil Walker (swimmer) (born 1976), American swimmer
Peahead Walker (1899–1970), American football and baseball coach
Rachel Walker (field hockey), English field hockey player
Randy Walker (football coach) (1954–2006), American football coach
Reggie Walker (1889–1951), South African track and field athlete
Russ Walker (ice hockey) (born 1953), ice hockey player
Russ Walker (rugby league), Rugby league player
Sam Walker (footballer), association footballer, currently playing for Chelsea F.C.
Shelby Walker
Terry Walker (footballer) (born 1921), English professional footballer
Tracy Walker (American football) (born 1995), American football player
Wade Walker, American football player
Walker (Kent cricketer), English cricketer playing in 1822

Miscellaneous

Anna Walker (civil servant) (born 1951), British civil servant
Darren Walker, President of Ford Foundation
Eric A. Walker (engineer) (1910–1995), American academic administrator
Francis Amasa Walker (1840–1897), American economist
Marietta Walker (1834–1930), American founder of Graceland University
Mort Walker (1923–2018), American cartoonist
Sally Walker, Australian academic administrator
Vaughn Walker (born 1944), American federal judge
Williston Walker (1860–1922), American church historian
Murder of Anthony Walker, 2005 event in Huyton, England

Disambiguations

People with the given name

Notable persons with "Walker" as their given name.

Walker Butler, American jurist and politician
Walker Connor, American political scientist
Walker M. Curtiss, American politician
Walker Evans, American photographer
Walker Percy, American author
George Herbert Walker Bush, US President (1989–1993)
George Walker Bush, US President (2001–2009)

Fictional characters

Abigail "Fetch" Walker, a fictional character in the video game series Infamous
Allen Walker, the main character of D.Gray-man
Annie Walker (Coronation Street), a character from the British television series Coronation Street
Annie Walker, a main character from the American television series Covert Affairs#Main_characters
Chris Walker, antagonist of the horror game Outlast
Cordell Walker, title character from the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger
Gerald Walker, half-brother of Usui Takumi in the Japanese manga series Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
Jack Walker (Coronation Street), original landlord of the Rovers Return in Coronation Street
Jed Walker, comic book character
John, Susan, Titty, Roger and Bridget Walker, the Swallows of Swallows and Amazons
Mary Walker, the alter-ego of the comic book character Typhoid Mary (comics)
Molly Walker, character from the TV series Heroes
Patsy Walker, comic book character
Renee Walker, character from TV series 24
Sarah Walker (Chuck), a character in the television show Chuck
Tommy Walker, title character of Tommy by The Who
The Walker family of Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)
Walker, one of the two main villains in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Walker Boh, character from the Shannara series
Walker (Danny Phantom), a character in animated TV series Danny Phantom
Mr. Walker, a character played by Goofy in the Goofy short Motor Mania
Mr. Walker, an alias of The Phantom for the times when the Phantom leaves his jungle home and travels as an ordinary man

Other

Colorow Ignacio Ouray Walkara, Ute chief, also called "Walker"

References

↑ "Walker Name Meaning & Walker Family History at Ancestry.com". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
1 2 3 "HouseofNames". Retrieved 2017-07-15.
↑ "Walker Name Meaning & Walker Family History at Ancestry.com". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
↑ "Forebears". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
↑ "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000 – U.S. Census Bureau". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
↑ IP Australia. "Search for Australian Surnames". Government of Australia. Retrieved 2007-05-14.

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[1] "Walker Name Meaning & Walker Family History at Ancestry.com". Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 "HouseofNames". Retrieved 2017-07-15.

[3] "Walker Name Meaning & Walker Family History at Ancestry.com". Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[4] "Forebears". Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[5] "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000 – U.S. Census Bureau". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[Australia1-6] IP Australia. "Search for Australian Surnames". Government of Australia. Retrieved 2007-05-14.