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Palmer

in Indiana

There are 2,049 people with the last name "Palmer" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Palmer 249
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  1. is 245th most common Powers
  2. is 246th most common Patton
  3. is 247th most common Barrett
  4. is 248th most common Douglas
  5. is 249th most common Palmer
  6. is 250th most common Mullins
  7. is 251st most common York
  8. is 252nd most common Terry
  9. is 253rd most common Love

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 Indiana

Since June 2009
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Robert Palmer, IN (9 searches)
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