Meaning of Last Name

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

Origins: England, Scotland

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. In the north of England and south of Scotland a fulling-mill is still called a walk-mill. Walker is the 12th-most common surname in the United Kingdom. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, it was the 28th most common surname in America.. *Population in US = 501,307when *Population in UK = 195,372when