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Palmer

in Tennessee

There are 2,882 people with the last name "Palmer" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Palmer 217
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  1. is 213th most common Powers
  2. is 214th most common Gardner
  3. is 215th most common Harvey
  4. is 216th most common Love
  5. is 217th most common Palmer
  6. is 218th most common Gordon
  7. is 219th most common Buchanan
  8. is 220th most common Cantrell
  9. is 221st most common Parks

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

Since June 2009
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James Palmer, TN (9 searches)
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