Zimmer is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zimmer
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Family name is form of the Zimmerman. German. A carpenter. This name appears to be naturalized amongst us. A correspondent at Philadelphia informs me, that "William Penn, in issuing patents for land in Pennsylvania, was in the habit of translating the names of Germans when ever it couldbe done; thus, the Carpenter family in Lancaster county are descended from a Zimmerman."

Variant form of Timmerman. Carpenter.

One who worked in wood, a carpenter.

Zimmer is a variation of Zimmerman. One who worked in wood, a carpenter.

A form of Timmerman. One who worked in wood, a carpenter.

Chamber, timber.

How popular is Zimmer?

Zimmer is common in Germany, United States, Brazil, France, Canada, Austria, Luxembourg, Poland, Belgium, Australia, Argentina, Denmark, England, Switzerland, Netherlands, Paraguay, Czechia, Hungary, Thailand, Norway.

Zimmer is ranked 8030 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Zimmers plummeted by 0.98 per cent to 17146 since 2000 and slipped by 204 spots and ranked at 2111. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.62 96.56
Hispanic or Latino 1.94 1.18
Others 1.09 0.99
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.44
Black 0.33 0.33
Zimmer is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Luxembourg lie ahead in terms of density. Around 70779 people have been found who wears Zimmer as their family name. Zimmer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Zimmer:
327 Germany25,642
1,852 United States24,518
Countries with thousands of Zimmer:
1,420 Brazil6,327
1,591 France4,385
1,739 Canada3,162
Countries with hundreds of Zimmer:
1,238 Austria895
50 Luxembourg889
8,202 Poland731
4,097 Belgium446
7,929 Australia406
8,959 Argentina404
1,687 Denmark329
16,371 England306
4,251 Switzerland296
15,166 Netherlands183
1,251 Paraguay180
10,062 Czechia177
5,933 Hungary174
78,527 Thailand158
7,153 Norway103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
227 Micronesia100
4,223 Uruguay94
8,954 Sweden78
29,555 Spain71
56,162 South Africa64
134,938 Russia64
3,800 Estonia61
930 New Caledonia57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,353 Croatia45
14,508 New Zealand40
9,432 Dominican Republic39
1,967 Senegal35
56,152 Greece26
8,697 Namibia25
28,607 Israel25
40,422 Slovakia20
11,581 Wales18
24,270 Finland16
105,022 Italy15
16,471 Scotland14
18,211 Singapore13
40,270 Mexico12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
29,026 Chile9
48,153 Egypt9
2,398 Jersey8
17,336 Slovenia7
555,748 Indonesia6
14,340 Bosnia and Herzegovina6
43,431 Venezuela6
11,702 China6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Anne Zimmer hailed from Baden. 6 years old embarked for New York from Havre on Leonidas and arrived on November 9, 1852. Farmer Catherine Zimmer, Ernest Zimmer (3), Franz Zimmer (8), 12 years old Fredric Zimmer, Farmer Fredric Zimmer, 9 years old Julia Zimmer, Julia Zimmer, aged 38, 13 years old Paul Zimmer, and 1364 other Zimmer around 44.27% of whom were farmer while others worked as cultivator and mechanic, seamstress, laborer, joiner, farmer and mechanic, carpenter, servant, brewer, smith, weaver, gardener, doctor, shoemaker, miller, teacher, merchant, cartwright, baker, stone cutter, musician, daughter, tailor, blacksmith, clerk, spinster, butcher, saddler, matron, soldier, painter, bricklayer, locksmith, mason, miner, dealer, cook migrated to US.

Zimmer Namesakes

  • Hans-Peter Zimmer, German painter and sculptor
  • Patrick Benedict Zimmer, Catholic philosopher and theologian
  • Karl Zimmer, German physicist and radiation biologist
  • Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer, German zoologist specialising in crustaceans
  • Joana Zimmer, German pop music singer
  • Gabriele Zimmer, European United Left–Nordic Green Left
  • Hans Zimmer, German film score composer and record producer
  • Kim Zimmer, American actress
  • David Zimmer, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Emma Zimmer, female overseer at the Lichtenburg concentration camp
  • Don Zimmer, American infielder, manager
  • Heinrich Zimmer, German Indologist and historian of South Asian art
  • Rod Zimmer, Canadian senator, businessman, and philanthropist
  • Carl Zimmer, popular science writer and blogger
  • George Zimmer, American entrepreneur
  • Constance Zimmer, American actress
  • Norma Zimmer, American vocalist
  • Robert Zimmer, American mathematician and academic administrator
  • Chief Zimmer, American professional baseball player whose playing career spanned
  • Mike Zimmer, American football coach
  • Paul Edwin Zimmer, American poet and author

Zimmer Namesakes

  • Hans-Peter Zimmer, German painter and sculptor
  • Patrick Benedict Zimmer, Catholic philosopher and theologian
  • Karl Zimmer, German physicist and radiation biologist
  • Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer, German zoologist specialising in crustaceans
  • Joana Zimmer, German pop music singer
  • Gabriele Zimmer, European United Left–Nordic Green Left
  • Hans Zimmer, German film score composer and record producer
  • Kim Zimmer, American actress
  • David Zimmer, former politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Emma Zimmer, female overseer at the Lichtenburg concentration camp
  • Don Zimmer, American infielder, manager
  • Heinrich Zimmer, German Indologist and historian of South Asian art
  • Rod Zimmer, Canadian senator, businessman, and philanthropist
  • Carl Zimmer, popular science writer and blogger
  • George Zimmer, American entrepreneur
  • Constance Zimmer, American actress
  • Norma Zimmer, American vocalist
  • Robert Zimmer, American mathematician and academic administrator
  • Chief Zimmer, American professional baseball player whose playing career spanned
  • Mike Zimmer, American football coach
  • Paul Edwin Zimmer, American poet and author

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