Palma History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Palma family

The surname Palma was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Palma family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Palma research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1507, 1627, 1686 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Palma History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Palma Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Palma, Palmas, Palmar, Lapalma, Palmer, De la Palma and many more.

Early Notables of the Palma family

Prominent among members of the family

was the Palma family of Castile

Palma Ranking

In the United States, the name Palma is the 2,909^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Palma is ranked the 6,561^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Palma migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Palma Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Antonio De Palma who arrived in Espanola in 1512
Juan De Palma who immigrated to Honduras in 1593

Palma Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio De Palma, who arrived in Espanola in 1812 3
Hernando De Palma, who arrived in America in 1812 3
Marcos De Palma, who arrived in America in 1812 3
Martin De Palma, who landed in America in 1812 3
Francisco De Palma, who landed in America in 1813 3
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Palma Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Vito Palma, who arrived in New York on the "SS Italia" from Naples on 2 March 1913

Palma migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Palma Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Luis De Palma who settled in the Dominican Republic in 1565

Contemporary Notables of the name Palma (post 1700) +

Aníbal Francisco Palma Fourcade (1935-2023), Chilean politician who served as minister and Ambassador of Chile to Costa Rica (1995-1997)
Annie Yellowe Palma (1962-2022), British poet, author and child protection advocate who wrote about her experiences growing up as a black woman in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles
Silvestro Palma (1754-1834), sometimes De Palma or Da Palma, an Italian composer, primarily of operas
Sergio Víctor Palma (1956-2021), Argentine boxer, Super Bantamweight Boxing Champion (1979-1982)
Manuel Ricardo Palma (1833-1919), Peruvian author, scholar and librarian
Jorge Manuel d’Abreu Palma (b. 1950), Portuguese singer and songwriter
Tomás Estrada Palma, former President of Cuba
José Palma (1876-1903), poet and soldier from Manilla
Pierode Palma, musical performer during the mid 20th century
Sylvana Palma Tomaselli (b. 1957), birth name of Sylvana Palma Windsor, Countess of St Andrews, descendant of Giuseppe Tomaselli; Newfoundland-born wife of George, Earl of St Andrews

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies