Walker (surname)
| Walker |
| Family name |
| Pronunciation |
Walker /ˈwɔːkər/ |
| Meaning |
A 'walker,' or one who "walked" on raw, damp cloth in order to thicken it. |
| Region of origin |
England Scotland |
| Language(s) of origin |
English, Scots |
| Related names |
Wallker, Walkyr, Walkere, Wealcan (old English), Walcere |
Walker is a surname of English and Scottish origin. This name may signify either a fuller or an officer whose duty consisted of walking or inspecting a certain space of forest ground.
128,048 people have the surname Walker in the United Kingdom, making it the 12th-most common surname.[1] As of the 2000 U.S. Census, 501,307 people had the surname Walker, making it the 28th most common surname in America.[2]
Notable people
Arts and letters
Business
Entertainment
- Anna Walker (television presenter), English television presenter
- Benjamen Walker, American radio personality
- Butch Walker (born 1969), American musician
- Carlos Walker, birth name of Shawty Lo, American rap musician
- Clint Walker (born 1927), actor
- Ed Walker, radio personality
- Elizabeth Walker (dancer), American ballet dancer
- H. M. Walker (c. 1884 – 1937), American scriptwriter
- Junior Walker (1931–1995), musician
- Liza Walker, English actress
- Marcy Walker (born 1961), American actress
- Nancy Walker (1922–1992), American actress
- Paul Walker (born 1973), American actor
- Shirley Walker (1945–2006), American music composer
- Stewart Walker, American electronic musician
- T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), American musician
- Tonja Walker, soap opera actress
- Vincent Walker, American singer and trumpet player
Military
- Arnold Walker (RAF officer), British fighter pilot
- 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
- Captain Frederic John Walker (1896–1944), British naval officer
- Lucius M. Walker (1829–1863), American soldier
- Samuel Hamilton Walker (1817–1847), American soldier and lawman
- Walton Walker (fl. 1940s), American soldier
Politics
- 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
- Clifford Walker (1877–1954), American politician, governor of Georgia
- Daniel Walker (born 1922), American politician, governor of Illinois
- Dorothy Walker Bush (1901–1992), American wife and mother of politicians
- Francis Walker (Virginia) (1764–1806), U.S. Representative from Virginia
- Frank Comerford Walker (1886–1959), American political figure and Postmaster General
- Isaac P. Walker (1815–1872), American politician, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
- Lo Walker (born 1933), American politician, mayor of Bossier City, Louisiana
- Mary Edwards Walker (1832–1919), American activist
- Olene S. Walker (born 1930), American politician, governor of Utah
- Patrick Gordon Walker (1907–1980), British politician
- R. Tracy Walker, American politician from North Carolina
- Rebecca Walker (born 1969), American activist
Science
Sports
- Alf Walker, English football manager
- Antoine Walker (born 1976), American basketball player
- Arnold Walker ('Boxer' Walker), former international rugby league player
- Ben Walker, Australian rugby league player
- Clifford Walker (cricketer)
- Cyril Walker (1892–1948), English golfer
- 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), British medley swimmer
- Geoff Walker (canoeing) (1952–1997), New Zealand canoeist
- Geoff Walker (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Harold Walker (cricketer) (1918–2000), English cricketer
- Herschel Walker (born 1962), American football player
- Ian Walker (sailor) (born 1970), English sailboat racer
- Larry Walker (born 1966), Canadian baseball player
- Laura Walker (born 1970), American swimmer
- Mickey Walker (boxer) (1903–1981), American boxer
- Nathan Walker (born 1994), Australian ice hockey player
- Neil Walker (swimmer) (born 1976), American swimmer
- 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 (rugby league), Rugby league player
- Russ Walker (ice hockey) (born 1953), ice hockey player
- Sam Walker (footballer), association footballer, currently playing for Chelsea F.C.
- Wade Walker, American football player
- Walker (Kent cricketer), English cricketer playing in 1822
Miscellaneous
Disambiguations
Given name
Notable persons with "Walker" as their given name.
Fictional characters=
- Walker (Danny Phantom), a character of the animated TV series Danny Phantom
- Allen Walker, the main character of D.Gray-man
- Jed Walker, comic book character
- Molly Walker, character from the TV series Heroes
- Renee Walker, character from TV series 24
- Tommy Walker, title character of Tommy by The Who
- Sarah Walker (Chuck), a character on the television show Chuck, played by Australian actress Yvonne Strahovski
- The Walker family of Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)
- Walker Boh, character from the Shannara series
- Walker, Texas Ranger
- Mr. Walker, a character played by Goofy of the Goofy short "Motor Mania"
Other
- Colorow Ignacio Ouray Walkara, Ute chief, also called "Walker"
References
See also