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Palmer

in Michigan

There are 4,396 people with the last name "Palmer" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Palmer 131
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  1. is 127th most common Porter
  2. is 128th most common Harrison
  3. is 129th most common Hicks
  4. is 130th most common Hernandez
  5. is 131st most common Palmer
  6. is 132nd most common Hoffman
  7. is 133rd most common Warren
  8. is 134th most common Shaw
  9. is 135th most common Berry

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 Michigan

Since June 2009
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Robert Palmer, MI (62 searches)
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