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Palmer

in Connecticut

There are 1,959 people with the last name "Palmer" in Connecticut.

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Ranking in Connecticut

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Palmer 75
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  1. is 71st most common Bennett
  2. is 72nd most common Carlson
  3. is 73rd most common Murray
  4. is 74th most common Russell
  5. is 75th most common Palmer
  6. is 76th most common Russo
  7. is 77th most common Grant
  8. is 78th most common Reynolds
  9. is 79th most common Roy

Most Common First Names for Palmer

Robert, James, John, Richard, William, Michael, David, Mary, Patricia, Stephen

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 Connecticut

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Robert Palmer, CT (9 searches)
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