
Family Surname History - Walker
The first record of the surname Walker is in 1248 in Warwickshire where the Abbey of Bec mentions a Richard le Walkere.1Distribution of Walker

Meaning of the Surname Walker

Famous People
Over the centuries there have been many famous people with Walker as their surname. Here are a few: Sir Edward Walker (1612 - 1677) - purchased Shakespeare's home at Stratford-on-Avon in 1675.2
Do you have the surname Walker in your family history? Do you know where your family name originated from?
Bibliography
- 1. Forebears, 'Walker Surname Meaning and Statistics', http://forebears.io/surnames/walker, Accessed 2 March 2018.
- 2. Surname Database, 'Last name: Walker',http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Walker, Accessed 2 March 2018.
- 3. Biography, 'David Walker Biography', https://www.biography.com/people/david-walker-9521982, accessed 2 March 2018.
- 4. Biography, 'Mary Walker Biography', https://www.biography.com/people/paul-walker-21044993, Accessed 2 March 2018.
- 5. Biography, 'Paul Walker Biography', https://www.biography.com/people/paul-walker-21044993, Accessed 2 March 2018.
Image Credits
- a. Forebears, 'Walker Surname Meaning and Statistics', http://forebears.io/surnames/walker, Accessed 2 March 2018.
- b. OMGHolySmoke.com, 'Fuller's (Walker's)', http://www.omgholysmoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fulling-wool-300x196.png, Accessed 2 March 2018.
- c. Blogspot, 'Paul Walker', https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1F7GnE4zfIo/Upq9LSaFYDI/AAAAAAABWvs/sdsr7h-1Utc/s1600/Paul+Walker-+%22I+Wasn%27t+Mature+Enough+To+Marry%22.jpg, Accessed 2 March 2018.
This is a very good article. Your extensive research about your family shows in this post and it is very informative. Thank you for sharing your family with us.
Are the Walkers you listed in the article descendants of yours?
Kind Regards,
Yvette
Hi Yvette
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I don’t know if any of these Walker’s are related to me – maybe centuries and centuries ago there is a link. Wouldn’t have minded being related to Paul Walker.
Regards,
Megan
Wow!
Megan, you have written a really helpful and relevant article about the Walker surname.
Reading this article makes me learn about the history of Walker surname. I’ve always been interested in knowing about it because of Paul Walker.
I am looking forward to read other surnames histories as well here.
Thank you 🙂
Hello
I am so glad you enjoyed this article! I am looking forward to investigating some other surnames in my tree as I have some very unusual ones in there. Now to decide which one to pick!
Regards,
Megan