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Palmer

in the US

There are 120,859 people with the last name "Palmer" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Palmer 147
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  1. is 143rd most common Fox
  2. is 144th most common Stone
  3. is 145th most common Hunter
  4. is 146th most common Rose
  5. is 147th most common Palmer
  6. is 148th most common Meyer
  7. is 149th most common Black
  8. is 150th most common Gonzales
  9. is 151st most common Hicks

Most Common First Names for Palmer

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

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 the US

Since June 2009
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Robert Palmer (992 searches)
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