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Palmer

in Maine

There are 1,170 people with the last name "Palmer" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

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Palmer 107
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  1. is 103rd most common Wallace
  2. is 104th most common Kimball
  3. is 105th most common Landry
  4. is 106th most common Howard
  5. is 107th most common Palmer
  6. is 108th most common Bell
  7. is 109th most common Watson
  8. is 110th most common Lane
  9. is 111th most common Welch

Most Common First Names for Palmer

William, Michael, David, Robert, Richard, James, Patricia, Susan, John

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 Maine

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William Palmer, ME (9 searches)
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