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Palmer

in Kansas

There are 1,307 people with the last name "Palmer" in Kansas.

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Ranking in Kansas

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Palmer 146
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  1. is 142nd most common Gibson
  2. is 143rd most common Arnold
  3. is 144th most common Jacobs
  4. is 145th most common Carlson
  5. is 146th most common Palmer
  6. is 147th most common Wheeler
  7. is 148th most common Duncan
  8. is 149th most common Mills
  9. is 150th most common Hansen

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 Kansas

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Robert Palmer, KS (9 searches)
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