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Palmer

in New Jersey

There are 2,226 people with the last name "Palmer" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Palmer 232
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  1. is 228th most common Hart
  2. is 229th most common Hunter
  3. is 230th most common West
  4. is 231st most common Pena
  5. is 232nd most common Palmer
  6. is 233rd most common Simpson
  7. is 234th most common Li
  8. is 235th most common Kane
  9. is 236th most common Farrell

Most Common First Names for Palmer

Robert, David, John, James, Michael, William, Richard, Joseph, Thomas, Scott

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 Jersey

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Robert Palmer, NJ (9 searches)
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