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Palmer

in North Dakota

There are 187 people with the last name "Palmer" in North Dakota.

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Ranking in North Dakota

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Palmer 264
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  1. is 260th most common Phillips
  2. is 261st most common Griffin
  3. is 262nd most common Halverson
  4. is 263rd most common Simonson
  5. is 264th most common Palmer
  6. is 265th most common Mitzel
  7. is 266th most common Pierce
  8. is 267th most common Porter
  9. is 268th most common Hoffer

Most Common First Names for Palmer

Michael, James, Richard, Angela, Gerald, Allen, Brian, Howard, John, Larry

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 North Dakota

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Michael Palmer, ND (6 searches)
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