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Palmer

in Kentucky

There are 1,346 people with the last name "Palmer" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Palmer 377
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  1. is 373rd most common Johnston
  2. is 374th most common Logan
  3. is 375th most common Robbins
  4. is 376th most common Owen
  5. is 377th most common Palmer
  6. is 378th most common Ingram
  7. is 379th most common Mann
  8. is 380th most common Stacy
  9. is 381st most common Ison

Most Common First Names for Palmer

James, Robert, William, Mary, David, Michael, Jennifer, Charles, John, 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 Kentucky

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James Palmer, KY (9 searches)
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