Parmele Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Parmele is an established spelling of the English surname Parmelee. Its meaning, shared with Parmelee, is “A dweller at the meadow belonging to the palmer”. Parmele drops the “e” of Parmelee, a simplification that clerks often made. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Parmley and Parmalee.

In the 2010 US Census, 385 Americans gave Parmele as their last name (rank 53,667).

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