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Palmer

in Alabama

There are 2,507 people with the last name "Palmer" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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Palmer 198
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  1. is 194th most common Myers
  2. is 195th most common Bush
  3. is 196th most common Lindsey
  4. is 197th most common Rhodes
  5. is 198th most common Palmer
  6. is 199th most common Lawson
  7. is 200th most common Steele
  8. is 201st most common Arnold
  9. is 202nd most common Lambert

Most Common First Names for Palmer

James, William, John, Robert, Michael, Mary, David, Charles, Linda, Thomas

Meaning & History

English: from Middle English, Old French palmer, paumer (from palme, paume ‘palm tree’, Latin palma), a nickname for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Such pilgrims generally brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually made the journey, but there was a vigorous trade in false souvenirs, and the term also came to be applied to a cleric who sold indulgences.

Swedish (Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér, from Latin -erius ‘descendant of’.

Irish: when not truly of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford) perhaps because they were from an ecclesiastical family.

German: topographic name for someone living among pussy willows (see Palm 2).

German: from the personal name Palm (see Palm 3).

Recent Searches for "Palmer" in Alabama

Since June 2009
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James Palmer, AL (9 searches)
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