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Palmer

in Washington DC

There are 302 people with the last name "Palmer" in Washington DC.

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Ranking in Washington DC

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Palmer 124
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  1. is 120th most common Owens
  2. is 121st most common Griffin
  3. is 122nd most common Crawford
  4. is 123rd most common Myers
  5. is 124th most common Palmer
  6. is 125th most common Daniels
  7. is 126th most common Shaw
  8. is 127th most common Alston
  9. is 128th most common Cox

Most Common First Names for Palmer

David, Scott, John, Michael, Felicia, Frances, Michelle, Robert

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 Washington DC

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David Palmer, DC (9 searches)
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