Overview
people
Sample Size
2,659
Gender Distribution
Male:
97%
Female:
3%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
English
Meaning
The name Walker means 'a fuller of cloth' or 'a worker in cloth'. It comes from the Olde English pre-7th Century 'wealcere', which means 'a fuller'. The fuller was an important profession in medieval times, involved in the cleaning, thickening, and finishing of woollen cloth.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
1,989 samples
99%
BR
75 samples
100%
ES
52 samples
100%
GB
50 samples
82%
FR
48 samples
90%
IT
41 samples
88%
CN
38 samples
95%
GH
26 samples
88%
DE
25 samples
100%
NG
19 samples
74%
TW
18 samples
89%
ZA
17 samples
94%
TR
15 samples
73%
HK
12 samples
100%
CA
11 samples
73%
CH
10 samples
60%
MY
9 samples
100%
JP
9 samples
100%
MX
8 samples
88%
DZ
8 samples
100%
+ 9 more countries
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