Walker (given name) explained

Walker
Origin:	Old English

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.

Notable people with the name "Walker" include

A

• Walker Anderson (1801–1857), American politician
• Walker Keith Armistead (1783–1845), American military officer
• Walker Lee Ashley (born 1960), American football player

B

• 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

• 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

• Walker Rannie Davidson (1808–1876), Australian surveyor
• Walker Duehr (born 1997), American ice hockey player

E

• 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

• Walker Fearn (1832–1899), American general
• Walker Américo Frônio (born 1982), Brazilian footballer

G

• Walker Gillette (born 1947), American football player
• Walker Grimshaw, Canadian filmmaker

H

• 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

• Walker Janek (born 2002), American baseball player
• Walker Jenkins (born 2005), American baseball player

K

• Walker Kessler (born 2001), American basketball player
• Walker King (1751–1827), English churchman
• Walker King (priest) (1798–1958), English archdeacon

L

• 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

• Walker Martin (born 2004), American baseball player
• Walker McCall (born 1954), Scottish footballer
• Walker David Miller (1939–2013), American judge

P

• Walker Percy (1916–1990), American author
• Walker Powell (1828–1915), Canadian businessman and politician

R

• 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

• Walker Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
• Walker Stapleton (born 1974), American politician

T

• Walker Thomas (born 1963), American politician
• Walker Todd (1786–1840), American lawyer and politician

V

• Walker Whiting Vick (1878–1926), American politician

W

• Walker Wainwright (1882–1961), English cricketer
• Walker Whiteside (1869–1942), American actor
• Walker Wood (1874–1957), American journalist and politician

Z

• Walker Zimmerman (born 1993), American soccer player

See also

• Walker (surname)
• Walker (disambiguation)
• Walker (taxonomic authority)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walker - Name Meaning. July 26, 2021. thinkbabynames.com.
2. Web site: Evans: A Look at the Top Baby Names of 2022 . Evans . Cleveland Kent . 22 May 2023 . omaha.com . Omaha World Herald . 11 December 2023 .