Walker
Walker Origin and Meaning
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.
In recent years, Walker has accelerated up the charts, entering the Top 100 for the first time in 2022. Parents may have been inspired to reconsider Walker when actress Idina Menzel chose it for her son back in 2009, while the trend for occupational names in general likely kept it climbing through the 2010s. The final push may have come from the 2021 reboot of the 90s western drama Walker, Texas Ranger,solidifying Walker as a cool, cowboy choice.
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Walker Rank in US Top 1000
Walker Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Walker Popularity
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Famous People Named Walker
- Walker HayesAmerican country music singer
- Walker Kirtland HancockAmerican sculptor
- Walker EvansAmerican photographer
- Walker PercyAmerican author
- Walker ButlerAmerican jurist
- Walker ConnorAmerican political scientist
- Walker M. CurtissAmerican politician from Wisconsin
- Walker Nathaniel Diggsson of actors Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel
- George Herbert Walker Bush and George Walker Bushfather and son former U.S. Presidents
- Zachary Walker "Zac" HansonAmerican singer
- Kyle WalkerEnglish professional footballer
Walker in Pop Culture
- "WalkerTexas Ranger," TV series about Sgt. Cordell Walker
- Walker Bohcharacter in the Shannara series by Terry Brooks
- Walkercharacter on animated series "Danny Phantom"
- Walkercharacter in film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III"