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Palmer

in Wisconsin

There are 1,544 people with the last name "Palmer" in Wisconsin.

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Ranking in Wisconsin

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Palmer 225
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  1. is 221st most common Rivera
  2. is 222nd most common Austin
  3. is 223rd most common Koehler
  4. is 224th most common Armstrong
  5. is 225th most common Palmer
  6. is 226th most common Fuller
  7. is 227th most common Christianson
  8. is 228th most common Bradley
  9. is 229th most common Powers

Most Common First Names for Palmer

John, Robert, Michael, David, James, Mary, Thomas, William, Barbara, Richard

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 Wisconsin

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John Palmer, WI (9 searches)
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