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Palmer

in Louisiana

There are 1,850 people with the last name "Palmer" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

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Palmer 242
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  1. is 238th most common Tran
  2. is 239th most common Reynolds
  3. is 240th most common Lyons
  4. is 241st most common David
  5. is 242nd most common Palmer
  6. is 243rd most common Harvey
  7. is 244th most common Frazier
  8. is 245th most common Olivier
  9. is 246th most common Garcia

Most Common First Names for Palmer

James, Robert, John, Mary, Charles, William, Michael, Richard, Ronald, 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 Louisiana

Since June 2009
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James Palmer, LA (9 searches)
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