Walker

English occupational name

"cloth-walker"

Walker Origin and Meaning

The name Walker is a boy's name of English origin meaning "cloth-walker".

Walker is both a Waspy surname name—as in the W in George W. Bush—but it also has a gentle ambling quality and a creative connection to such greats as writer Walker Percy and photographer Walker Evans, whose father was also named Walker.

As a common surname, Walker has many other notable namesakes, including author Alice, football great Herschel, blues guitarist T-Bone, and contemporary artist Kara.

Walker was a popular name around the turn of the twentieth century, reaching Number 296 in 1896, remained in use through 1955, then made a return in 1983, becoming a prime representative of the aspirational surnames of the 1980s and 90s.

Walker Rank in US Top 1000

# 78 in the US

Walker Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 412 on Nameberry

Walker Popularity

• 78 US 2022
• 412 Nameberry 2024
• 221 Future 2028
• 104 Canada 2022

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Famous People Named Walker

• Walker Hayes American country music singer
• Walker Kirtland Hancock American sculptor
• Walker Evans American photographer
• Walker Percy American author
• Walker Butler American jurist
• Walker Connor American political scientist
• Walker M. Curtiss American politician from Wisconsin
• Walker Nathaniel Diggs son of actors Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel
• George Herbert Walker Bush and George Walker Bush father and son former U.S. Presidents
• Zachary Walker "Zac" Hanson American singer
• Kyle Walker English professional footballer

Walker in Pop Culture

• "Walker Texas Ranger," TV series about Sgt. Cordell Walker
• Walker Boh character in the Shannara series by Terry Brooks
• Walker character on animated series "Danny Phantom"
• Walker character in film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III"
• Walkers are zombies in "The Walking Dead."