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SURNAME MEANING
English nickname from Middle English palmer(e) meaning “pilgrim to the Holy Land” or from the Old French pa(l)mer or paum(i)er so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims upon their return, often folded into a cross. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty
EARLY BEARERS
Richard le Paumere - Middlesex - 1198
Hugh Palmer - Scotland - 1204
Richard Palmerus - Scotland - 1253
Alexander Palmer - Scotland - c. 1285
Alice le Palmer - Cambridgeshire - 1273
Ralph le Palmer - Yorkshire - 1273
Robert Palmer - Lincolnshire - 1273
Richard Palmer - Yorkshire - 1379
KNIGHTHOODS
Sir Thomas Palmer of Pollicott, co. Bucks - 1522
Sir Henry Palmer of London and Wingham - 1539
Sir Thomas Palmer, English soldier - 1532
Sir Anthony Palmer of Suffolk - 1603
Sir Henry Palmer, naval officer - c. 1588-1601
Sir James Palmer, herald and painter - 1629
Sir James Frederick Palmer, businessman - 1857
Sir Elwin Mitford Palmer, financial advisor - 1897
Sir Arthur Power Palmer, military general - 1903
NOBLE TITLES HELD
The Earldom of Castlemaine was a title created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1661 for Roger Palmer, the husband of Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), mistress to King Charles II. He was also given the title Baron Limerick.
The Palmer Baronetcy, of Wingham in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1621 for Sir Thomas Palmer, a Member of Parliament for Arundel.
The Palmer Baronetcy, of Carlton in the County of Northampton in the Baronetage of England in 1660 for the lawyer and politician Sir Geoffrey Palmer
The Palmer Baronetcy, of Castle Lackin in the County of Mayo, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1777 for Sir Roger Palmer
The Palmer Baronetcy, of Grinkle Park in the County of York and of Newcastle upon Tyne, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1886 for Sir Charles Palmer, a coal and shipping magnate and Liberal politician.
ESTATES & HOMES
Castle Lackin, co. Mayo, Ireland
Kenure Park, Rush, co. Dublin, Ireland
Grinkle Park, co. Yorkshire, England
East Carlton Hall, co. Northumberland, England
Carlton Curlieu Hall, co. Leicestershire, England
LANDED GENTRY
Palmer of Holme Park, co. Berkshire
Palmer of Nazing Park, co. Essex
Palmer of Withcote Hall, co. Leicester
Palmer of Rahan House, co. Kildare, Ireland
NOTABLES
Beatrice C. Palmer (1894-1967) was an American singer and dancer born in Chicago, Illinois who allegedly had an affair with boxing champion Jack Dempsey
Innis Newton Palmer (1870-1927) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and on the Western frontier.
Adrian Palmer (1862-1924) was an American astronomer and one of the first women to earn a doctorate in astronomy
Pedlar Palmer (1876-1949) was an English boxer who held the world bantamweight championship from 1895-1899.
Sophia French Palmer (1853-1920), was an American nurse who was the first Editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Nursing. She was the President of the New York State Board of Nurse Examiners
EARLY SETTLERS
William Palmer - Massachusetts - 1621
Abraham Palmer - Massachusetts - 1630
John Palmer - Massachusetts - 1637
Henry Palmer - Virginia - 1638
William Palmer - Maryland - 1630
Samuel Palmer - Maryland - 1658
Sarah Palmer - Maryland - 1658
George Palmer - Pennsylvania - 1682