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Palmer

in Arkansas

There are 1,494 people with the last name "Palmer" in Arkansas.

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Ranking in Arkansas

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Palmer 203
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  1. is 199th most common Elliott
  2. is 200th most common Henson
  3. is 201st most common Fletcher
  4. is 202nd most common Rhodes
  5. is 203rd most common Palmer
  6. is 204th most common Morrison
  7. is 205th most common Rodgers
  8. is 206th most common Wheeler
  9. is 207th most common Ramsey

Most Common First Names for Palmer

John, Robert, James, William, Charles, Richard, Betty, David, Mary, Michael

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 Arkansas

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John Palmer, AR (9 searches)
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