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Palmer

in Nevada

There are 915 people with the last name "Palmer" in Nevada.

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Ranking in Nevada

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Palmer 169
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  1. is 165th most common Hayes
  2. is 166th most common Black
  3. is 167th most common Larson
  4. is 168th most common Contreras
  5. is 169th most common Palmer
  6. is 170th most common Freeman
  7. is 171st most common Mason
  8. is 172nd most common Shaw
  9. is 173rd most common Armstrong

Most Common First Names for Palmer

David, James, Richard, William, Michael, John, Donald, 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 Nevada

Since June 2009
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David Palmer, NV (9 searches)
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