Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
STALKER
We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
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The Stalker surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A fowler who goes warily and softly in pursuit of his game; one who walks on stilts over ditches in pursuit of moor-fowl. "The fowler is employed his limed twigs to set, One underneath his horse to get a shoot doth stalk, Another over dykes upon his stilts doth walk."--Drayton.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
STALKER. 1. A huntsman. 2. One who illegally kills deer. Jamieson.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.