How Many People Have the Last Name Walker?
people had the surname Walker in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 564 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+21,822 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Walker (58.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 35.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Walker ranks #18. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 61.3% to 58.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Walker grew from 501,307 people in 2000 to 523,129 in 2010 (up 4.4%), and its rank fell from #28 to #31. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 185.83 to 177.34 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 501,307 | 523,129 |
| Rank | #28 | #31 |
| Per 100,000 people | 185.83 | 177.34 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Walker
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Walker: W426
👤 Walker as a First Name
Walker is a first name too: about 44,450 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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