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Palmer

in Massachusetts

There are 2,420 people with the last name "Palmer" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Palmer 219
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  1. is 215th most common Perkins
  2. is 216th most common Tavares
  3. is 217th most common Lawrence
  4. is 218th most common Cunningham
  5. is 219th most common Palmer
  6. is 220th most common Manning
  7. is 221st most common Morse
  8. is 222nd most common Carey
  9. is 223rd most common Gomez

Most Common First Names for Palmer

John, Robert, David, William, Richard, Michael, James, Mark, Andrew, Christopher

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 Massachusetts

Since June 2009
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John Palmer, MA (9 searches)
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