Walker (surname)
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| Walker | |
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| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | /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. The origin may also be Dutch or German as Walker is the modern German for 'Fuller', with weavers fleeing religious persecution in North West Europe settling along the North Eastern English coast (cf the town of Walker near Newcastle).
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
- Alice Walker (born 1944), American author
- Derek Walker (born 1929), British architect
- Kara Walker (born 1969), American artist
- Margaret Walker (1915–1998), American poet
- Murray Walker (born 1923), English journalist
- Obadiah Walker (1616–1699), English man of letters
- Ranginui Walker (born 1932), Māori academic and writer
- Ray Walker (artist) (1945–1984), British mural artist
Business
- Aldace F. Walker (1842–1901), American railroad executive
- Cas Walker (1902–1998), American grocer and radio/TV producer from Tennessee
- Madam C. J. Walker, African-American entrepreneur
- Norman W. Walker (1886–1985), English-American pioneer in vegetable juicing
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
- Doug Walker aka That Guy With The Glasses
- 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 (1973–2013), 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
- 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
- Captain Frederic John Walker (1896–1944), British naval officer
- Lucius M. Walker (1829–1863), American soldier
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Scott Walker American politician, governor of Wisconsin
Science
- Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr. (1936–2001), American solar physicist
- Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909–2001), English cosmologist
- Cyril Walker (paleontologist) (1939–2009)
- Francis Walker (entomologist) (1809–1874), English entomologist
- Gilbert Walker (1868–1958), English meteorologist
- Jearl Walker (born 1945), American physicist
- Mary Broadfoot Walker (1888–1974), British doctor
- Sears Cook Walker (1805–1853), American astronomer
Sports
- Alf Walker, English football manager
- Allan Walker (born 1986), Scottish footballer
- 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
- Harry Walker (1916–1999), American baseball player, manager, and coach
- Herschel Walker (born 1962), American football player
- Ian Walker (sailor) (born 1970), English sailboat racer
- Jason Walker (footballer) (born 1984), English footballer
- Kemba Walker (born 1990), American professional basketball player
- 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 (swimmer) (born 1976), American swimmer
- Neil Walker (baseball) (born 1985), American baseball player
- 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 (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
- Anna Walker (born 1951), British civil servant
- Diana Barnato Walker (1918–2008), English pilot
- Eric A. Walker (1910–1995), American academic administrator
- Francis Amasa Walker (1840–1897), American economist
- Mort Walker (born 1923), American cartoonist
- Sally Walker, Australian academic administrator
- Vaughn Walker (born 1944), American federal judge
Disambiguations
- Adam Walker (disambiguation)
- Alan Walker (disambiguation)
- Andrew Walker (disambiguation)
- Andy Walker (disambiguation)
- Bruce Walker (disambiguation)
- Charles Walker (disambiguation)
- Chris Walker (disambiguation)
- David Walker (disambiguation)
- Felix Walker (disambiguation)
- George Walker (disambiguation)
- James Walker (disambiguation)
- John Walker (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Walker (disambiguation)
- Joseph Walker (disambiguation)
- Kevin Walker (disambiguation)
- Lynne Walker (disambiguation)
- Michael Walker (disambiguation)
- Peter Walker (disambiguation)
- Robert Walker (disambiguation)
- Rodney Walker (disambiguation)
- Sarah Walker (disambiguation)
- Scott Walker (disambiguation)
- Shane Walker (disambiguation)
- Thomas Walker (disambiguation)
- Timothy Walker (disambiguation)
- William Walker (disambiguation)
Given name
Notable persons with "Walker" as their given name.
- Walker Connor, American political scientist
- Walker Evans, American photographer
- Walker Percy, American author
Fictional characters
- Annie Walker, main character of the USA TV series Covert Affairs
- 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
- John, Susan, Titty, Roger and Bridget Walker, the Swallows of Swallows and Amazons
- 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, one of the two main villains in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
- Cordell Walker, title character from the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger
- Mr. Walker, a character played by Goofy of the Goofy short "Motor Mania"
- Luke Skywalker, a character in the early Star Wars series
Other
- Colorow Ignacio Ouray Walkara, Ute chief, also called "Walker"
References
- ↑ "British surnames". Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000 - U.S. Census Bureau". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
See also
- Walker (disambiguation)
- Walker (taxonomic authority)
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