Palme History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Palme family

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

Early History of the Palme family

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

Palme Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Palme family

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Palme migration to the United States +

Palme Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Palme, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1858 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Palme (post 1700) +

Margit Palme (1939-2025), Austrian painter, best known for her aquatint etchings
Béatrice La Palme (1878-1921), Canadian soprano opera singer, violinist, and music teacher
Michael Palme (1943-2010), German journalist
Christian Palme (b. 1952), Swedish journalist, writer and communications expert
Sven Olof Joachim Palme (1927-1986), twice Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet government from 1982 until his death

Sources +

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)