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Walker

Walker Variants: Waker

• Current frequencies: GB 133929, Ireland 4922

• GB frequency 1881: 98570

• Main GB location 1881: widespread: esp. in N England, the Midlands, and Scotland

• Main Irish location 1847–64: widespread: esp. Ulster

English, Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English and Older Scottish walker (Old English wealcere ) ‘one who trampled cloth in a bath of lye or kneaded it, in order to strengthen it’. Compare Fuller and Tucker.

Early bearers: England

Richard le Walkere, about 1248 in Bec Abbey Documents (Warwicks); Robert le Walker, 1260 in Assize Rolls (Yorks); Nicholaus Walker, 1377 in Poll Tax (Sheepy Parva, Leics); Johannes Walker, 1377 in Poll Tax (Scamblesby, Lincs); Adam Walker, 1377 in Poll Tax (Rothbury, Northumb); Willelmus Walker, 1377 in Poll Tax (Ellerton with Stainton, NR Yorks); Thomas Walker’, 1377 in Poll Tax (Slaughterford, Wilts); Hugo Walker, 1377 in Poll Tax (Worcester, Worcs); Johannes Walker, 1379 in Poll Tax (Lonsdale wapentake, Lancs); Johannes Walker’, 1379 in Poll Tax (Prescote, Oxon); Thomas Walker’, 1379 in Poll Tax (Warwicks); Willelmo Walkar’, 1379 in Poll Tax (Ormside, Westm); Alanus Walkar, 1379 in Poll Tax (Sheffield, WR Yorks); Willelmo Walker’, 1381 in Poll Tax (Little Faringdon, Berks); Davidus Walkar, 1381 in Poll Tax (Hinton on the Green, Gloucs); Galfridus Walker, 1381 in Poll Tax (Kings Cliffe, Northants); Hugo le Walker, 1381 in Poll Tax (Wistanswick, Shrops); Agnes Walker, 1538 in IGI (Bromyard, Herefs); Edw. Walker, 1538 in IGI (Benington, Herts); Gulielmus Walker, 1538 in IGI (Hanley Castle, Worcs); Eme Walker, 1539 in IGI (Farnworth near Prescot, Lancs); Isabella Walker, 1539 in IGI (Halifax, WR Yorks); Marmaduke Walker, 1539 in IGI (Oswaldkirk, NR Yorks); Agnes Walker, 1541 in IGI (Morland, Westm); Elizabeth Walker, 1541 in IGI (Burton upon Trent, Staffs); John Walker, 1578 in IGI (Breedon on the Hill, Leics); Margaret Walker, 1578 in IGI (Burton Latimer, Northants); Katherina Walker, 1578 in IGI (Fillongley, Warwicks); Robert Walker, 1578 in IGI (Chippenham, Wilts); Willim Walker, 1580 in IGI (Selston, Notts).

Scotland Thomas dictus Walkar, 1324 in Cambuskenneth Register (Berwicks); William Walkere, 1361 in Moray Register (Inverness); Donald Walcare, 1457 in Newbattle Register (Edinburgh, Midlothian); Isbell Walker, 1561 in IGI (Dunfermline, Fife); Johne Walker, 1565 in IGI (Edinburgh, Midlothian); Alysone Walker, 1597 in IGI (Monifieth, Angus); David Walker, 1599 in IGI (Kelso, Roxburghs); Issobell Walker, 1605 in IGI (Aberdeen, Aberdeens); Margaret Walker, 1609 in IGI (Glasgow, Lanarks); Elizabeth Walker, 1620 in IGI (Duns, Berwicks); Issobell Walker, 1620 in IGI (Scone, Perths).