Origin of the name Walker:
Transferred use of the surname that arose as an occupational name for a cleaner, fuller and thickener of cloth. The name is derived from the Middle English Walkere which is from the Old English wealcere (a walker), the root of which is the Old English wealcan (to roll, turn, and full cloth).
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