Palmer
The palm-bearer — pilgrimage turned patronymic.
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The seat of Palmer
Seat vacantChief
No chief yet. The seat awaits its first claimant — be the first to stake your name to Palmer.
Current mission
No mission proclaimed. The chief, once seated, sets the clan’s public focus — a campaign, a contest, a piece of restoration, a year of remembrance.
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Stake your name →What does the Palmer name mean?
Pilgrim returned from Palestine with palm token — Crusade-era nickname became surname.
The history of Palmer
Return from Palestine with a palm frond — proof of pilgrimage — earned you **Palmer** in rough wool still smelling of ship tar. Houses of hospitality along the Pilgrims' Way remember the footsore joke that became honour.