Palgrave

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English

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Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Palla or pāl (“stake, pole”) + Old English grāf (“grove”).[1]

Proper noun

Palgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Palgraves)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1178). [2]
    2. A locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
    3. A neighbourhood of Caledon, Ontario, Canada.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Palgrave is the 21905th most common surname in England, belonging to 198 individuals.

References

  1. ^ "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.
  2. ^ Parish map (Suffolk)

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