Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PALMER
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
Related and similar surnames
BalmerPalamar
Paler
Palma
Pallmere
Palllmer
Pallmar
Palmaer
Pallmor
Pallmer
Pallmour
Pallmore
Pallmair
Palamer
Palimer
Palemer
Pallmerne
Paelmaert
Pallmira
Palhmer
Pallemer
Palimere
Palemar
Palemero
The Palmer surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
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.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PALMER.* Sir Walter Raleigh, in the following beautiful lines, seems to regard palmer and pilgrim as synonymous terms : —
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.