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Palmer

in New Hampshire

There are 805 people with the last name "Palmer" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

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Palmer 112
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  1. is 108th most common Dube
  2. is 109th most common Ellis
  3. is 110th most common Gilbert
  4. is 111th most common Morgan
  5. is 112th most common Palmer
  6. is 113th most common French
  7. is 114th most common Berry
  8. is 115th most common Mclaughlin
  9. is 116th most common Lynch

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 New Hampshire

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John Palmer, NH (9 searches)
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