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Palmer

in Colorado

There are 2,242 people with the last name "Palmer" in Colorado.

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Ranking in Colorado

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Palmer 141
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  1. is 137th most common Johnston
  2. is 138th most common Murray
  3. is 139th most common Fox
  4. is 140th most common Weber
  5. is 141st most common Palmer
  6. is 142nd most common Stone
  7. is 143rd most common Vasquez
  8. is 144th most common Ryan
  9. is 145th most common Marshall

Most Common First Names for Palmer

Michael, John, David, Robert, William, Richard, James, Mark, Charles, Sharon

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 Colorado

Since June 2009
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Michael Palmer, CO (9 searches)
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