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Palmer

in Iowa

There are 1,577 people with the last name "Palmer" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Palmer 104
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  1. is 100th most common Reynolds
  2. is 101st most common Fox
  3. is 102nd most common Ward
  4. is 103rd most common Nielsen
  5. is 104th most common Palmer
  6. is 105th most common Schneider
  7. is 106th most common Woods
  8. is 107th most common Patterson
  9. is 108th most common Porter

Most Common First Names for Palmer

Robert, David, Donald, James, Richard, Michael, John, Linda, William, Gary

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 Iowa

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Robert Palmer, IA (9 searches)
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