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Palmer

in Pennsylvania

There are 4,809 people with the last name "Palmer" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Palmer 128
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  1. is 124th most common Howard
  2. is 125th most common Lopez
  3. is 126th most common Dougherty
  4. is 127th most common Mclaughlin
  5. is 128th most common Palmer
  6. is 129th most common Stevens
  7. is 130th most common Weber
  8. is 131st most common Nguyen
  9. is 132nd most common Reynolds

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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