Find out how popular the last name Palmateer is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Palmateer.

Palmateer, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Palmateer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Palmateer in America

Palmateer is the 19992nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Palmateer surname appeared 1,340 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Palmateer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Palmateer to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Palmateer

The surname Palmateer is of English origin, derived from the old French word "palmetier," meaning a maker or seller of pilgrims' staves or palmers' staves. These were walking sticks carried by pilgrims on their journeys, often adorned with a palm leaf or cross at the top. The name is believed to have originated in the 14th or 15th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Essex Subsidy Rolls of 1524, where a William Palmeter is listed. The name was also found in various church records in the 16th and 17th centuries, with spellings such as Palmiter, Palmeter, and Palmetor.

In the late 16th century, the name Palmateer appears in the records of the parish of St. Mary Woolnoth in London, where a Thomas Palmateer was born in 1592. Another early record is that of John Palmateer, who was baptized in the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, in 1603.

One notable bearer of the name was Sir William Palmateer (1640-1712), a wealthy merchant and landowner in Devon, England. He served as a member of parliament for Plympton Erle from 1689 to 1712.

Another significant figure was James Palmateer (1780-1859), a Scottish-born farmer and politician in Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada). He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1836 to 1840.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name is that of John Palmateer, who was born in New York in 1755 and served as a private in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Other notable individuals with the surname Palmateer include:

1. Robert Palmateer (1821-1892), an American politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
2. George Palmateer (1843-1917), a Canadian businessman and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
3. William Palmateer (1856-1939), an American architect and engineer known for his work on several notable buildings in New York City.
4. Harriet Palmateer (1878-1958), an American artist and illustrator, best known for her work in children's literature.
5. John Palmateer (1916-2002), a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Palmateer

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Palmateer.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Palmateer was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Palmateer has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Palmateer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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