Walker is an occupational male given name, deriving from the English term for "cloth washer".[1] It has recently increased in use for boys in the United States due to the influence of the American CW Network television series Walker, a reboot of the 1993-2001 television series Walker, Texas Ranger.[2] It was first recorded as a name in the Middle Ages.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Old English |
Notable people with the name "Walker" include edit
A edit
- Walker Anderson (1801–1857), American politician
- Walker Keith Armistead (1783–1845), American military officer
- Walker Lee Ashley (born 1960), American football player
B edit
- Walker Keith Baylor (1794–1845), American jurist and politician
- Walker Banks (born 1947), American politician
- Walker Blaine (1855–1890), American politician
- Walker Bleakney (1901–1992), American physicist
- Walker Boone (1944–2021), Canadian actor
- Walker Brooke (1813–1869), American politician
- Walker Buehler (born 1994), American baseball player
- Walker Butler (1898–1969), American jurist and politician
C edit
- Walker O. Cain (1915–1993), American architect
- Walker Calhoun (1918–2012), American musician
- Walker Carpenter (1893–1956), American football player
- Walker Lee Cisler (1897–1994), American engineer
- Walker Connor (1926–2017), American political scientist
- Walker Cooper (1915–1991), American baseball player
- Walker Cress (1917–1996), American baseball player
- Walker M. Curtiss (1852–1917), American politician
D edit
- Walker Rannie Davidson (1808–1876), Australian surveyor
- Walker Duehr (born 1997), American ice hockey player
E edit
- Walker Edmiston (1926–2007), American actor
- Walker Ellis (1895–1974), English cricketer
- Walker Evans (1903–1975), American photographer
- Walker Evans (racing driver) (born 1938), American racing driver
F edit
- Walker Fearn (1832–1899), American general
- Walker Américo Frônio (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
G edit
- Walker Gillette (born 1947), American football player
- Walker Grimshaw, Canadian filmmaker
H edit
- Walker Hamilton (1934–1969), Scottish writer
- Walker Hampson (1889–1959), English footballer
- Walker Hancock (1901–1998), American sculptor
- Walker Hayes (born 1979), American singer
- Walker Hines (1870–1934), American railroad executive
- Walker Hines (politician) (born 1984), American businessman and politician
- Walker Howard (born 2003), American football player
- Walker Hume (born 1993), American soccer player
J edit
- Walker Jenkins (born 2005), American baseball player
K edit
- Walker Kessler (born 2001), American basketball player
- Walker King (1751–1827), English churchman
- Walker King (priest) (1798–1958), English archdeacon
L edit
- Walker Lambiotte (born 1967), American basketball player
- Walker Leach (1888–1944), American football player
- Walker Lewis (1798–1856), American abolitionist
- Walker Little (born 1999), American football player
- Walker Lockett (born 1994), American baseball player
- Walker Lukens, American singer-songwriter
M edit
- Walker Martin (born 2004), American baseball player
- Walker McCall (born 1954), Scottish footballer
- Walker David Miller (1939–2013), American judge
P edit
- Walker Percy (1916–1990), American author
- Walker Powell (1828–1915), Canadian businessman and politician
R edit
- Walker Railey (born 1947), American minister
- Walker Reynolds (1888–1977), American football player
- Walker Russell (born 1960), American basketball player
- Walker Russell Jr. (born 1982), American basketball player
S edit
- Walker Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American politician
T edit
- Walker Thomas (born 1963), American politician
- Walker Todd (1786–1840), American lawyer and politician
V edit
- Walker Whiting Vick (1878–1926), American politician
W edit
- Walker Wainwright (1882–1961), English cricketer
- Walker Whiteside (1869–1942), American actor
- Walker Wood (1874–1957), American journalist and politician
Z edit
- Walker Zimmerman (born 1993), American soccer player
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Walker - Name Meaning". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (22 May 2023). "Evans: A Look at the Top Baby Names of 2022". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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