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Palmer

in Florida

There are 7,743 people with the last name "Palmer" in Florida.

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Ranking in Florida

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Palmer 153
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  1. is 149th most common Owens
  2. is 150th most common Hunter
  3. is 151st most common Andrews
  4. is 152nd most common Santos
  5. is 153rd most common Palmer
  6. is 154th most common Crawford
  7. is 155th most common Knight
  8. is 156th most common Pierre
  9. is 157th most common Tucker

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

Since June 2009
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John Palmer, FL (94 searches)
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