Walker (surname)

Walker
Family name
Pronunciation	/ˈwɔːkər/
Meaning	A walker, or one who "walked" on raw, damp cloth in order to thicken it.; "Hunter" in Kalenjin languages
Region of origin	Europe Africa
Language(s) of origin	Middle English, Scots, German, Kalenjin
Related names	Welker, Wallker, Walkyr, Walkere, Wealcan (Old English), Walcere (Middle English)

A walker, or one who "walked" on raw, damp cloth in order to thicken it.;

Walker is a surname meaning either a fuller, derived from the Middle English walkcere, meaning "a fuller of cloth," or an officer whose duty consisted of walking or inspecting a certain space of forest ground. The origin may 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). The name is also found within African Kenyan tribes.

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

Notable persons with "Walker" as their given name.

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