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Palmer

in Missouri

There are 3,286 people with the last name "Palmer" in Missouri.

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Ranking in Missouri

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Palmer 133
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  1. is 129th most common Stephens
  2. is 130th most common Henry
  3. is 131st most common Jordan
  4. is 132nd most common Sullivan
  5. is 133rd most common Palmer
  6. is 134th most common Mcdonald
  7. is 135th most common Perkins
  8. is 136th most common Freeman
  9. is 137th most common Bryant

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 Missouri

Since June 2009
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Robert Palmer, MO (9 searches)
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