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Walker

in Idaho

There are 2,453 people with the last name "Walker" in Idaho.

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Ranking in Idaho

NameRank
Walker 24
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  1. is 20th most common Allen
  2. is 21st most common Hill
  3. is 22nd most common Hall
  4. is 23rd most common Harris
  5. is 24th most common Walker
  6. is 25th most common Young
  7. is 26th most common White
  8. is 27th most common Adams
  9. is 28th most common Roberts

Similar Names and Nicknames

Welker, Walk, Walkup, Wilcher, Walke, Walkowiak, Walko, Welcher, Wilker, Walkley

Most Common First Names for Walker

David, Robert, John, James, Michael, William, Brian, Sharon, Mary, Steven

Meaning & History

English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, Middle English walkere, Old English wealcere, an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker. As a Scottish surname it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair ‘son of the fuller’.

FOREBEARS The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, in about 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen Co., VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.

Recent Searches for "Walker" in Idaho

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David Walker, ID (9 searches)
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