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Palmer

in South Carolina

There are 2,269 people with the last name "Palmer" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Palmer 180
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  1. is 176th most common Daniels
  2. is 177th most common Hernandez
  3. is 178th most common Oliver
  4. is 179th most common Horton
  5. is 180th most common Palmer
  6. is 181st most common Nichols
  7. is 182nd most common Willis
  8. is 183rd most common Peterson
  9. is 184th most common Hunt

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 South Carolina

Since June 2009
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James Palmer, SC (9 searches)
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