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Palmer

in Ohio

There are 5,071 people with the last name "Palmer" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Palmer 132
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  1. is 128th most common Elliott
  2. is 129th most common Richards
  3. is 130th most common Riley
  4. is 131st most common Simmons
  5. is 132nd most common Palmer
  6. is 133rd most common Bowman
  7. is 134th most common Daniels
  8. is 135th most common Mccoy
  9. is 136th most common Montgomery

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 Ohio

Since June 2009
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Robert Palmer, OH (90 searches)
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