Popularity of the last name by country

New Zealand

• Auckland (10,751)
• Otago (8,831)
• Canterbury (5,959)
• Wellington (4,737)
• Manawatu Wanganui (2,732)
• Nelson (1,699)
• Waikato (864)
• West Coast (856)
• Taranaki (801)
• Gisborne (510)
• Bay of Plenty (505)
• Marlborough (365)
• Northland (325)
• Southland (314)
• Tasman (17)
• Hawke's Bay (4)

All countries

• United Kingdom (1,755,183)
• United States (883,455)
• Australia (50,306)
• New Zealand (40,927)
• Ireland (37,008)
• Canada (20,365)
• Germany (19,535)
• France (13,894)
• Unknown country (12,845)
• Switzerland (11,828)
• Netherlands (3,590)
• Italy (1,647)
• Belgium (1,478)
• Colombia (1,063)
• Mexico (1,027)
• Spain (874)
• India (763)
• Greece (726)
• Poland (563)
• Argentina (497)
• South Africa (432)
• Russian Federation (394)
• Chile (363)
• China (331)
• French Polynesia (324)
• Sweden (322)
• Peru (302)
• Austria (247)
• Turkey (245)
• Brazil (242)
• Sri Lanka (239)
• Norway (234)
• Egypt (220)
• Lebanon (202)
• Ukraine (200)
• Estonia (193)
• Portugal (178)
• Jamaica (167)
• Malta (164)
• Denmark (147)

Origine of last name

WALKER : In the north of England and south of Scotland a fulling-mill is still called a walk-mill. This name may signify either a fuller or an officer whose duty consisted in walking or inspecting a certain space of forest ground.