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Palmer Coat of Arms and Name History

Palmer

Origin Displayed: Italian

Origins Available: English, German, Italian, Spanish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Palma, Palmer, Palmeri, Palmaro, Palmerini, Palerino and many more.

First found in Naples, formerly Napoli or Neapolis, formerly capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Matheo Palma, who arrived in New York city in 1882; Vito Palma, who arrived in New York on the S.S. Italia from Naples on 2 March 1913; Maria A DiPalma, who arrived in New York on the S.S. Vincenzo Florio from Palermo in 1881.

Suggested Readings for the name Palmer
Freeman-Palmer and Related Families by Mary Ann Palmer-Schrepfer, A Genealogy of Palmers by Andrew Stillman, Memoirs: With Histories of Pound-Murphy-Willingham-Palmer-Pitts Families by Jerome B. Pound.

Some noteworthy people of the name Palmer

Joseph Palmer, American Diplomat
John McAuley Palmer (1817-1900), American Civil War general and Governor of Illinois
Thomas Witherell Palmer (1830-1913), American Senator from Michigan
Daniel David Palmer (1845-1913), American (Canadian born) founder of chiropractic
Bruce Palmer Jr. (1913-2000), American General in Vietnam War
Vera Jayne Palmer (1933-1967), original name of actress, Jayne Mansfield
Arnold "the King" Palmer (b. 1929), famous American Golfer who has won numerous PGA championships, winner of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998
Geoffrey Winston Russell Palmer (b. 1942), New Zealand politician
Samuel Ernest Palmer (1858-1948), 1st Baron Palmer
Robert Allen Palmer (1949-2003), English rock singer
John Palmer (1742-1818), originator of the mail coach postal service
Squadron Leader Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer (1920-1944), British aviator awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII

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RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance was a great rebirth of Classical art, literature, and science. It began in the Italian city-state of Florence in the 14th century and it was characterized by the spread of humanism and the beginning of objective scientific inquiry. Wealthy Florentine merchants and bankers such as the powerful Medici family, saw themselves as the heirs of the great figures of the ancient Roman Empire. Many of these families became the lavish patrons of artists and scholars in order to increase their own prestige and secure political power.