Walker Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Walker Name Meaning: Has origins of Anglo-Scottish connections. Its name comes from the occupation of thickening raw cloth in a tub of liquid (water or sometimes urine) and treading on it.

It was first recorded in Yorkshire in 1260.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Walker Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Walker family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7,069
Agricultural Labourer 1,439
House Servant 1,044
At Home 802
Labourer 698
Dress Maker 506
Farm Labourer 476
Servant 455
Coal Miner 446
Annuitant 325
House Keeper 277
Shoe Maker 265
General Servant 257
Laundress 242
Tailor 214
Pauper 204
Ag Lab 193
Errand Boy 189
Blacksmith 186
Farm Servant 181
Scholar At Home 160
Stone Mason 149
Farmer 148
Butcher 142
Gardener 140

Walker Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Walker 100% 609,063
2 Wilker 83% 2,090
3 Wacher 67% 1,018
4 Welker 83% 200
5 Wolker 83% 192
6 Wallker 86% 141
7 Wlaker 67% 140

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The surname Walker is the most popular version of all its varients

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