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Walker World Ranking

In the United States, the name Walker is the 25th most popular surname with an estimated 544,653 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Walker is ranked the 41st most popular surname with an estimated 41,592 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Walker is the 920th popular surname. 3 Newfoundland, Canada ranks Walker as 606th with 75 people. 4 France ranks Walker as 6,973rd with 1,000 - 1,500 people. 5 Australia ranks Walker as 14th with 56,838 people. 6 New Zealand ranks Walker as 13rd with 6,485 people. 7 The United Kingdom ranks Walker as 11st with 140,155 people. 8 South Africa ranks Walker as 830th with 8,390 people. 9

United States Walker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Walker Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Walker, and Isabel Walker, who all immigrated to Virginia in 1623
  • Mr. Roger Walker, aged 22, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 aboard the ship "Providence" 10
  • Augustine Walker, who settled in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1630
  • Mr. Robert Walker of Lancashire who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, found in Boston 11
  • Mrs. Sarah Walker of Lancashire who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, found in Boston 11
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Walker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Anne Walker, who landed in Virginia in 1702 12
  • Ellen Walker, who landed in Virginia in 1703 12
  • Christen Walker, who settled in New Bern, North Carolina in 1710
  • Adrius Walker, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1738
  • Adriess Walker, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 12
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Walker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Adam Walker, aged 26, who arrived in New York in 1800 12
  • Eliza Walker, aged 24, who landed in New York, NY in 1804 12
  • Armstrong Walker, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1811 12
  • David Walker, aged 45, who arrived in Ohio in 1812 12
  • Edwin Walker, who was naturalized in Georgia in 1812
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Walker Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Archibald Dunn Walker, who arrived in California in 1901 12
  • Mr. Adam Walker, aged 13, Scottish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863
  • Mr. Franklin J. Walker, Infant, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863
  • Mr. John T. Walker, aged 5, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863
  • Mrs. Sophia Walker, aged 27, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Walker migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Walker Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Thomas Walker, a mason who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1773 13
  • Mr. Hugh Walker U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway, [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 152 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York, USA 14
  • Mrs. Martha Walker U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway, [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 295 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York, USA 14
  • Miss. Harriot Walker D. U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway, [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 34 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York, USA 14
  • Mr. Jacob Walker U.E. who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1784 14
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Walker Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Christopher Walker, who arrived in Canada in 1832
  • George Walker, aged 30, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Billow" in 1833
  • Catherine Walker, aged 25, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Billow" in 1833
  • Margaret Walker, aged 4, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Billow" in 1833
  • Joseph Walker, aged 2, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Billow" in 1833
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Australia Walker migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Walker Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Charles Walker, British Convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Cornwallis" in August 1800, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 15
  • Miss Ellen Walker, British Convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Cornwallis" in August 1800, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 15
  • Mr. John Walker, English convict who was convicted in York, Yorkshire, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Duke of Portland" in January 1807, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 16
  • Charles Walker, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia 17
  • William Walker, English convict from Nottingham, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia 17
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New Zealand Walker migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Walker Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. William Walker, Australian settler travelling from Port of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on board the ship "David Owen" arriving in New Zealand in 1832 18
  • William Walker, who landed in Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1836
  • Thomas Walker, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
  • John Walker, aged 26, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Oriental" in 1840
  • Eliza Walker, aged 21, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Oriental" in 1840
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

West Indies Walker migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 19
Walker Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • Mr. Wm Walker, (b. 1613), aged 21, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 12
  • Mr. Joseph Walker, (b. 1617), aged 18, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Anne and Elizabeth" arriving in Barbados in 1635 20
  • Miss Grace Walker, (b. 1601), aged 34, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Alexander" arriving in Barbados in 1635 21
  • Mr. Thomas Walker, (b. 1616), aged 19, British settler traveling aboard the ship "John" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 22
  • Mr. James Walker, (b. 1605), aged 30, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Matthew" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 23
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Contemporary Notables of the name Walker (post 1700) +

  • Alice Malsenior Walker (b. 1944), American novelist awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983 and inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2006 by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Mary Willis Walker (1942-2023), American crime fiction author from Fox Point, Wisconsin
  • Robert Thomas Walker (1948-2023), American professional baseball pitcher
  • Margaret Urban Walker (b. 1948), American philosopher and academic, the Donald J. Schuenke Chair Emerita in Philosophy at Marquette University
  • William Alfred "Bill" Walker (1927-2022), Australian-born American composer and conductor from Sydney, New South Wales
  • Alvin "Skip" Walker (1954-2022), American professional football player who was a running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1980s
  • Cora Faith Walker (1984-2022), American politician, Member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2017-2019)
  • Wyatt Tee Walker (1929-2018), American pastor, national civil rights leader, theologian, and cultural historian, Chief of Staff for Martin Luther King, Jr
  • Jerry Jeff Walker (1942-2020), born Ronald Clyde Crosby, an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for his 1968 hit "Mr. Bojangles"
  • George Herbert "Bert" Walker III (1931-2020), American businessman, diplomat and philanthropist, United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2003 to 2006
  • ... (Another 71 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Arrow Air Flight 1285
  • Mr. Gregory Walker (1965-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Manning, South Carolina, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 24
  • Mr. Guy William Walker (1963-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Jacksonville, Arkansas, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 24
Empress of Ireland
  • Mr. Thomas Lyle Walker (d. 1914), British Bedroom Steward from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 25
  • Mr. James Walker (1877-1914), Canadian Third Class Passenger from Montreal, Quebec, Canada who survived the sinking on the Empress of Ireland 25
  • Mr. John W. Henry Walker (1870-1914), "Brigadier" Canadian Second Class Passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 25
  • Mrs. Walker (d. 1914), Canadian Third Class Passenger from Montreal, Quebec, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 25
Halifax Explosion
  • Mrs. Harriet  Walker (1845-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who survived the Halifax Explosion (1917) but later died due to injuries 26
Hillcrest Coal Mine
  • Mr. David J Walker (1879-1914), Canadian Miner from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada who worked in the Hillcrest Coal Mine, Alberta, Canada and died in the mine collapse 27
HMAS Sydney II
  • Mr. Kenneth James Walker (1919-1941), Australian Able Seaman from West Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 28
  • Mr. William Albert Gordon Walker (1918-1941), Australian Leading Signalman from Claremont, Western Australia, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 28
  • Mr. Edward John Walker (1910-1941), Australian Yeoman Of Signals from Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 28
  • Mr. Arthur Joseph Walker (1903-1941), Australian Leading Cook (S) from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 28
HMS Hood
  • Mr. Thomas Walker (b. 1914), English Stoker 1st Class serving for the Royal Navy from Holy Island, Northumberland, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 29
  • Mr. George T Walker (b. 1921), Scottish Ordinary Signalman serving for the Royal Navy from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 29
  • Mr. Albert C Walker (b. 1907), English Petty Officer serving for the Royal Navy from Skelton, Yorkshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 29
HMS Prince of Wales
  • Mr. Bert Walker, English Chief Petty Officer from Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 30
  • Mr. Ivor Walker, British Ordinary Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 30
  • Mr. Alan Walker, British Stoker 1st Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 30
  • Mr. Alan Walker, British Petty Officer Stoker, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 30
HMS Repulse
  • Mr. John Walker, British Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 31
  • Mr. Charles Walker, British Boy, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 31
  • Mr. David Lessels Walker, "Lascelles" British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 31
  • Mr. Henry Jones Walker, British Engine Room Artificer 4th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 31
  • Mr. Alfred Joseph Walker, British Leading Stoker, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 31
HMS Royal Oak
  • Frederick Walker (1906-1939), British Leading Stoker with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 32
  • Eric Walker (1923-1939), British Boy 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 32
  • Donald Walker (d. 1939), British Signalman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 32
  • Cecil Edward Walker (1923-1939), British Boy 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 32
Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)
  • Thomas Edwin Walker (1941-1988), American Electronics Specialist from Quincy, Massachusetts, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 33
RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. John Walker, Canadian 2nd Class passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 34
  • Mrs. Gertrude Walker, Canadian 2nd Class passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 34
  • Miss Mary Jane Walker, American 2nd Class passenger from San Francisco, California, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 34
  • Mr. David Walker, American 1st Class Passenger, Secretary to Dr. Pearson from New York, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 34
  • Miss Annie Walker, Canadian 1st Class Passenger, Maid to the Allan family from Montréal, Quebec, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 34
RMS Titanic
  • Mr. William Anderson Walker (d. 1912), aged 48, American First Class passenger from East Orange, New Jersey who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 35
SS Atlantic
  • Robert Walker, crew member who was aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, survived the sinking
SS Caribou
  • Mr. Edward George Charles Walker (b. 1903), British passenger who was Royal Air Force from Winnipeg, Manitoba was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking
Triangle Waist Company
  • Miss Celia Walker (b. 1891), "Cecillia", American worker who was at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she survived the fire by sliding down the elevator chute but suffered severe burns 36
USS Arizona
  • Mr. James E. Walker, American Quartermaster Second Class working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he survived the sinking 37
  • Mr. Bill Walker, American Seaman First Class from Texas, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 37

Suggested Readings for the name Walker +

  • Ancestors and Descendants of the Walker Lathrop Family of Chelsea , Vermont by M. Gudmundson Walker.
  • The Genealogy of the Families of Formon-Boisclair, Walker, Beers, Lacy by Mary W. Meadows.
  • Genealogy of the Vale, Walker, Littler and Other Related Families by George Walker Vale.
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  3. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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  12. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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  24. American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550
  25. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
  26. Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
  27. List Of Miners - Hillcrest Mine Disaster Data. (Retrieved 2014, June 24) . Retrieved from http://www.hillcrestminedisaster.com/data/index.php?title=List_Of_Miners
  28. HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
  29. H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
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  32. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
  33. Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago | syracuse.com. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/pan_am_flight_103s_victims_a_list_of_those_killed_25_years_ago.html
  34. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
  35. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
  36. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
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