The Walk surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,460 people carried this name — #7,470 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,200 people counted. That is up 8% from 4,140 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Walk surname

As a German surname, variant of Walke.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Walk» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

59 people named Walk have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 70 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 50
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 7
Greater Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

53 people named Walk live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 18
Aargau 7
Bern 7
Geneva 7
Vaud 7
Basel-Landschaft 4
Solothurn 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 45 people named Walk.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Moselle 13
Bas-Rhin 12
Haut-Rhin 10
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Walk in American newspapers,
1918–1929.

Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Walk
The Ronan Pioneer 1929-08-15
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Walk
The Poplar Standard 1929-08-15
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Walk
Daily Kennebec Journal 1918-01-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,139 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Walk in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

13,104 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Walk. The most, 2,388, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,230
Victoria 3,223
Queensland 2,672
Western Australia 1,082
South Australia 1,002
Tasmania 698
ACT (Canberra) 136
Northern Territory 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Walk.

Who carried it

People named Walk,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Edmonds Walk 1875– · writer
  • Bertha Walk 1876–1945
  • Leopold Walk 1885–1949 · ethnologist
  • Leopold Walk 1885–1949 · ethnologist
  • Arthur R. Walk 1895–1953
  • Josef Walk 1902–1978 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Walk,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States583 records

583 records of the Walk name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 235
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 156
  • Other U.S. records 192
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Seymour A. Walk

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Upton Yaphank; foreman from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Walk

    Arrived at New York in 1889 aboard the Noordland from Antwerp, aged 18; servant. From Philadelphia, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Claude Mills Walk

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1890, died 1960; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 583 records for Walk in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands352 records

352 records of the Walk name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 184
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 150
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 18
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Maria Barbara Walk

    Married in 1843 in Dordrecht. Died 1895 in Dordrecht, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johannes Wilhelmus Walk

    Born 1907 in Beers. Died 1967 in Nijmegen, aged 59; sales agent.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Wilhelmus Hendrikus Walk

    In the population register of Oosterhout; domestic servant, born in Velp.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 352 records for Walk in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany278 records

278 records of the Walk name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 257
  • German emigration and citizenship files 14
  • German applications to settle and marry 7
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ernst Walk

    Born 1878; from Treptow, Greifenberg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Grenadier Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Josef Walk

    Left Ebringen for North America in 1858; baker.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willibald Walk

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Sulzbürg in 1845; master tailor.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 278 records for Walk in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia36 records

36 records of the Walk name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 22
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 9
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bernhard Walk

    Arrived in Queensland in 1879 aboard the Arthurstone, aged 2.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Carl Boromaus Walk

    Gentleman of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Walk

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Undine, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Walk in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France15 records

15 records of the Walk name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Germaine Anne Walk

    Born 1914 in Colmar; died 1988 in Colmar (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Auguste Rene Walk

    Born 1903 in Illzach; died 1972 in Lutterbach (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rene Emilien Walk

    Born 1933 in Borny; died 1991 in Moussey (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Walk in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Walk name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Emma Adelina Walk

    Died 1955; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Walk

    Died 1877 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Walk

    Died 1868 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Walk in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Switzerland1 record

1 record of the Walk name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Walk

    Married in 1576 in Henggart, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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