Walker Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Walker

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Suggested Readings for Walker
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About Family Crests

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Origins Available: English, German

Where did the German Walker family come from? What is the German coat of arms/family crest? When did the Walker family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Walker surname is derived from the Middle High German term "walker" denoting a person who cleaned and thickened cloth, a fuller. One of the chief industries in Germany during the centuries when surnames became hereditary was the weaving of coarse woolen cloth. After the raw cloth left the loom, it had to be cleansed, scoured, and thickened, and this was done by the walker.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Walker, Welker, Walcher, Welcker and others.

First found in Germany where records of the name date back to the thirteenth century. In 1253 one Sigelo dictus Welkere was recorded in Weissenburg, and in 1209 Bruno Welkiner was a citizen of Cologne.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christen Walker, who came to New Bern, North Carolina in 1710; Abraham Walker, whose oath of Allegiance was recorded in Philadelphia in 1799; Adrius Walker, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1738.

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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.

Some noteworthy people of the name Walker

Frank Comerford Walker (1886-1959), United States Postmaster General
Francis Amasa Walker (1840-1897), American economist, statistician, and educator
Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (1910-1975), well-known American blues musician
Gladys Werner "Skeeter" Walker (1933-2001), American alpine skier
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
William Walker (1824-1860), American buccaneer
Brigadier General Kenneth N Walker (1898-1943), who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
James Higgs Walker, Headmaster of Sevenoaks
Colonel Ronald Sherbrooke Walker, Company Director, Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London
Joe Walker (1892-1985), cinematographer and optics expert, pioneered the zoom lens and invented the Elektra-Zoom
Peter Edward Walker (b. 1932), prominent British statesman
Kathleen Jean Walker (b. 1920), Australian poet and Aboriginal rights activist
Nancy Walker, actress
Sir Alan Edgar Walker (b. 1911), Australian Methodist clergyman
George Walker (1618-1690), Irish clergyman
Sir James Walker (1863-1935), Scottish chemist
John Walker (1674-1747), English ecclesiastical
John Walker (1732-1807), English dictionary maker
John Walker (1770-1831), English antiquary
John Walker (1781-1859), English inventor
Thomas Walker (1784-1836), English author

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Walker family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Walker coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Walker genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Walker Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Walker Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.