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 16,438
Coal Miner 1,101
Agricultural Labourer 1,055
General Labourer 755
Domestic Servant 753
Dress Maker 725
Labourer 595
Cotton Weaver 566
General Servant 506
Annuitant 434
Laundress 364
General Servant Domestic 328
House Keeper 313
Joiner 288
Farm Labourer 287
Charwoman 224
Farmers Son 204
Farm Servant Indoor 200
Stone Mason 199
No Occupation 198
Carpenter 196
Tailor 194
Butcher 186
Woollen Weaver 184
Grocer 177

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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