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Palmer

in Virginia

There are 3,416 people with the last name "Palmer" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Palmer 168
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  1. is 164th most common Woods
  2. is 165th most common Gardner
  3. is 166th most common Peterson
  4. is 167th most common Vaughan
  5. is 168th most common Palmer
  6. is 169th most common Shifflett
  7. is 170th most common Rice
  8. is 171st most common Burke
  9. is 172nd most common Matthews

Most Common First Names for Palmer

James, William, David, Robert, John, Michael, Richard, Charles, Larry, Linda

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 Virginia

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James Palmer, VA (9 searches)
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