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| meaning = A ''[[fulling|walker]]'', or one who "walked" on raw, damp cloth in order to thicken it.
| meaning = A ''[[fulling|walker]]'', or one who "walked" on raw, damp cloth in order to thicken it.
| region = Europe
| region = Europe
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Middle High German]], [[German language|German]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| variant = [[Welker]], Walcher, Welcker, Wallker, Walkyr, Walkere, ''Wealcan'', ''Walcere''
| variant = [[Welker]], Walcher, Welcker, Wallker, Walkyr, Walkere, ''Wealcan'', ''Walcere''
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'''Walker''' is an [[English name|English]], [[Scottish name|Scottish]] and [[German name|German]] [[surname]].
'''Walker''' is an English and Scottish Surname.


With close to 100,000 bearers, Walker is the 18th most common surname in England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/walker |title=Forebears |access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> As of the 2000 U.S. Census, 501,307 people had the surname Walker, making it the 28th most common surname in America.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/2000surnames/index.html |title=Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000 – U.S. Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=14 November 2011}}</ref> It is the 14th most common surname in Australia, with 26,688 people as of 2007.<ref name="Australia1">{{cite web
With close to 100,000 bearers, Walker is the 18th most common surname in England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/walker |title=Forebears |access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> As of the 2000 U.S. Census, 501,307 people had the surname Walker, making it the 28th most common surname in America.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/2000surnames/index.html |title=Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000 – U.S. Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=14 November 2011}}</ref> It is the 14th most common surname in Australia, with 26,688 people as of 2007.<ref name="Australia1">{{cite web

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Walker
Pronunciation/ˈwɔːkər/
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningA walker, or one who "walked" on raw, damp cloth in order to thicken it.
Region of originEurope
Other names
Variant form(s)Welker, Walcher, Welcker, Wallker, Walkyr, Walkere, Wealcan, Walcere

Walker is an English and Scottish Surname.

With close to 100,000 bearers, Walker is the 18th most common surname in England.[1] As of the 2000 U.S. Census, 501,307 people had the surname Walker, making it the 28th most common surname in America.[2] It is the 14th most common surname in Australia, with 26,688 people as of 2007.[3]

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  1. ^ "Forebears". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000 – U.S. Census Bureau". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  3. ^ IP Australia. "Search for Australian Surnames". Government of Australia. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
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