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Palmer

in New York

There are 6,664 people with the last name "Palmer" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Palmer 124
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  1. is 120th most common Hayes
  2. is 121st most common Jimenez
  3. is 122nd most common Cole
  4. is 123rd most common Watson
  5. is 124th most common Palmer
  6. is 125th most common Lin
  7. is 126th most common Greene
  8. is 127th most common Alexander
  9. is 128th most common Weiss

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 York

Since June 2009
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John Palmer, NY (96 searches)
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