Palmar Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Behind the Palmar surname stands Palmer, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Its meaning, shared with Palmer, is “Pilgrim to the Holy Land”.

A variant of Palmer

Before spelling was fixed, Palmer was also written Palmar. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Pamer and Palmieri.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Palmer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Palmar family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.