Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PALMER
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A pilgrim, so called from the palm-branch, which he constantly carried as a pledge of his having been in the Holy Land. "Here is a holy Palmer come, From Salem first, and last from Rome." Scott's Marmion.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PALMER.* Sir Walter Raleigh, in the following beautiful lines, seems to regard palmer and pilgrim as synonymous terms : —
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English