The surname Walker is of occupational origin, originally deriving from the surname for a "fuller", one who "walked" on raw damp cloth in order to thicken it. The term Walker is itself derived from the Middle English term walkcere, meaning 'a fuller of cloth" and the Old English wealcan, "to walk or tread." The surname Walker is the 28th most popular name in the United States with over half a million bearers and the 15th most common in England. Notable bearers of the surname Robinson include Obadiah Walker the 17th Century Engish academic. Obadiah was born in 1616 and died in 1699. Walker was Master of University College Oxford for 12 years at the end of the 17th Century..
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