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Palmer

in South Dakota

There are 489 people with the last name "Palmer" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

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Palmer 73
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  1. is 69th most common Robinson
  2. is 70th most common Jacobson
  3. is 71st most common Keller
  4. is 72nd most common Jackson
  5. is 73rd most common Palmer
  6. is 74th most common Klein
  7. is 75th most common Roth
  8. is 76th most common Bauer
  9. is 77th most common Schumacher

Most Common First Names for Palmer

David, Susan, Donald, Michael, Donna, Gary, Jennifer, Jim, Mike, Steven

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 Dakota

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David Palmer, SD (8 searches)
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