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Palmer

in Mississippi

There are 1,966 people with the last name "Palmer" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

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Palmer 149
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  1. is 145th most common Bridges
  2. is 146th most common Gardner
  3. is 147th most common Perkins
  4. is 148th most common Murphy
  5. is 149th most common Palmer
  6. is 150th most common Bishop
  7. is 151st most common Wade
  8. is 152nd most common Armstrong
  9. is 153rd most common Lindsey

Most Common First Names for Palmer

James, John, Jerry, Mary, Robert, David, Michael, Charles, Sandra, William

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 Mississippi

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James Palmer, MS (9 searches)
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