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Palmer

in Delaware

There are 630 people with the last name "Palmer" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

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Palmer 88
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  1. is 84th most common Elliott
  2. is 85th most common Marshall
  3. is 86th most common Short
  4. is 87th most common Alexander
  5. is 88th most common Palmer
  6. is 89th most common Martinez
  7. is 90th most common Stevens
  8. is 91st most common Hopkins
  9. is 92nd most common Cook

Most Common First Names for Palmer

James, Robert, William, Charles, George, Mary, Michael, Richard, Gary, Lauren

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 Delaware

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James Palmer, DE (9 searches)
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