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PALMER

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There are approximately 81,014 people named Palmer in the UK. That makes it the 87th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,282 are named Palmer.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Palmer surname in historical dictionaries

A pilgrim, so called from the palm-branch, which he constantly carried as a pledge of his having been in the Holy Land. "Here is a holy Palmer come, From Salem first, and last from Rome." Scott's Marmion.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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