Zimmerman is a surname variant of the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Zimmermann Zimmermann is a German occupational surname for a carpenter. The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used. ''Zimmer'' in German means room or archaically a chamber wi ...

'', meaning "

carpenter Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, Shipbuilding, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. ...

". The modern German terms for carpenter are ''Zimmerer'', ''Tischler'', or ''Schreiner'', but ''Zimmermann'' is still used. It is also commonly associated with

Ashkenazi Jews Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

. ''Zimmer'' in literal German means "room" or archaically a chamber within a structure; it is

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...

with the English word "

timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...

". The German ''mann'' means "man" or "worker". Combining the two German words, one gets "a worker of wood", or, literally translated, "room man" or "room worker".Combined from several sources including: ''Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary'', 1996 by Barnes & Noble Books, and ''Concise Oxford Dictionary - 10th Edition'' by Oxford University Press. Within the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

, it is ranked as the 441st-most common surname.U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <> German names were regularly Anglicized with immigration. Surnames were often translated, so in this case, Zimmerman would become

Carpenter Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, Shipbuilding, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. ...

. Later generations also altered their original family names frequently after being in the United States many years. * Simmerman: a variant of Zimmerman. *

Timmerman Timmerman is a Dutch occupational surname with the meaning "carpenter". It may refer to: * Adam Timmerman (1971), American football guard * Axel Timmermann, climate physicist and oceanographer * Gert Jan Timmerman (1956), Dutch chess player * Ge ...

: Dutch variant of Zimmerman. Zimmerman may refer to:

People

Andrew Zimmerman Angela Zimmerman (born Andrew, later Andi) is a professor of German history at George Washington University. Early life and education Zimmerman earned a PhD from the University of California, San Diego in 1998, an M.Phil in History and Philosop ...

(born 1968), American historian and academic *

Anna-Maria Zimmermann Anna-Maria Zimmermann (born 14 December 1988 in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer and a ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' participant in 2006. Zimmermann was injured in a helicopter accident when a Robinson R44 The Rob ...

(born 1988), German singer *

Arnold Zimmerman Arnold Zimmerman (1954-2021), also known as Arnie Zimmerman, was an American sculptor and ceramic artist.Kuspit, Donald. "Arnold Zimmerman," ''American Ceramics'', Volume 15, Number 1, 2006, p. 72.Koplos, Janet. "Arnold Zimmerman at John Elder," ...

(born 1954), American ceramic artist *

Arthur Augustus Zimmerman Arthur Augustus Zimmerman (June 11, 1869 – October 22, 1936) was one of the world's greatest cycling sprint riders and winner of the first world championship in 1893. His prizes as an amateur were a consideration in the establishment of the Int ...

(1869–1936), American champion cyclist *

Arthur Zimmermann Arthur Zimmermann (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1940) was State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire from 22 November 1916 until his resignation on 6 August 1917. His name is associated with the Zimmermann Telegram during World War ...

(1864–1940), State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire *

Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann Eberhardt August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (August 17, 1743, Uelzen – July 4, 1815, Braunschweig) was a German geographer and zoologist. He studied natural philosophy and mathematics in Leiden, Halle an der Saale, Halle, Berlin, and Göttin ...

, German geographer, zoologist and professor * Benjamin Zimmerman (1862–1923), member of the Jewish emigration from Russia *

Bernd Alois Zimmermann Bernd Alois Zimmermann (20 March 1918 – 10 August 1970) was a German composer. He is perhaps best known for his opera ''Die Soldaten'', which is regarded as one of the most important German operas of the 20th century, after those of Berg. As a ...

(1918–1970), German composer *

Carl Zimmerman (cricketer) Carl Zimmerman (24 July 1898 – 10 May 1969) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played nine first-class matches for Otago between 1925 and 1930. He lived most of his life in Oamaru, working first as a teacher, then as a lawyer. Life and work ca ...

(1898–1969), New Zealand cricketer * Carle C. Zimmerman (1897-1983), American sociologist * Charles A. Zimmermann (1861–1916), American bandmaster and composer * Charles H. Zimmerman (1908–1996), aeronautical engineer *

Charles S. Zimmerman Charles S. "Sasha" Zimmerman (1896–1983) was an American socialist activist and trade union leader, who was an associate of Jay Lovestone. Zimmerman had a career spanning five decades as an official of the International Ladies Garment Workers U ...

(1896–1983), American socialist activist and trade union official *

Dean Zimmerman (philosopher) Dean W. Zimmerman is an American professor of philosophy at Rutgers University specializing in metaphysics and philosophy of religion. Education and career Zimmerman received his bachelor's degree from Mankato State University in 1987 in Frenc ...

, American philosopher, academic, and author *

Dick Zimmerman Richard “Dick” Zimmerman (born August 11, 1937) is a ragtime performer, historian, author and producer. He is regarded as being one of the key figures responsible for the worldwide revival of ragtime. Zimmerman is the first pianist to have ...

(born 1937), American magician and pianist * Don Z. Zimmerman (1903-1983), American military officer * Elizabeth Zimmerman (born 1948), Filipina retired flight attendant and former wife of President

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...

Elyn Zimmerman Elyn Zimmerman (born 1945) is an American sculptor known for her emphasis on large scale, site specific projects and environmental art. Along with these works, Zimmerman has exhibited drawings and photographs since graduating with an MFA in painti ...

(born 1945), American sculptor *

Eric Zimmerman Eric Zimmerman (born 1969) is an American game designer and the co-founder and CEO of Gamelab, a computer game development company based in Manhattan. GameLab is known for the game '' Diner Dash''. Each year Zimmerman hosts the Game Design Ch ...

(born 1969), American computer game designer *

Eugene Zimmerman Eugene "Zim" Zimmerman (May 26, 1862 – March 26, 1935) was a Swiss-American cartoonist. Early life He was born in Basel, Switzerland. His mother died and he was sent to live with relatives in Alsace. In 1867 his father, who was a baker, an ...

(1862–1935), American cartoonist *

Eugene Zimmerman (industrialist) Eugene Zimmerman (December 17, 1845 – December 20, 1914) was an American industrialist and railroad owner. He amassed great wealth as a stockholder or shareholder in John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. He used the income from his Standard Oil ho ...

(1845–1914), American industrialist *

Franklin B. Zimmerman Franklin Bershir Zimmerman (born June 20, 1923, Wauneta, Kansas) is an American musicology, musicologist and conducting, conductor who has published extensively in the field of Baroque music, and particularly on the English composer, Henry Purcell ...

(born 1923), American musicologist * Frederick Henry Zimmerman (1883-1968), American businessman and farmer *

Frederick Hinde Zimmerman Frederick Hinde Zimmerman (October 17, 1864 – September 21, 1924) was an American banker, farmer, real estate entrepreneur, businessman, and hotel owner. Due to his large land holdings and expertise in farming, Zimmerman became a notable farme ...

(born 1864), American farmer and businessman * Fred R. Zimmerman (1880–1954), American politician * Gabe Zimmerman (1980-2011), Director of Community Outreach for

Gabrielle Giffords Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American retired politician and gun control advocate who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing from January 2007 until January 2012, when she resigned ...

* George J. Zimmermann (1882–1938), American mayor of Buffalo, New York * George M. Zimmerman (born 1983), shot and killed

Trayvon Martin Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012) was a 17-year-old African-American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida, by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic American. Martin had accompa ...

* George O. Zimmerman (born 1935), Polish-American scientist and professor *

Heinie Zimmerman Henry Zimmerman (February 9, 1887 – March 14, 1969), known as "Heinie" or "The Great Zim", was an American professional baseball third baseman. Zimmerman played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants from 1907 to 191 ...

(1887–1969), American baseball player *

Herman F. Zimmerman Herman F. Zimmerman (born 19 April 1935) is an art director and production designer. He is probably best known for his work on '' Star Trek''. Career Zimmerman initially aspired to be an actor and enrolled at Northwestern University to study ...

(born 1935), art director and production designer *

Howard Zimmerman Howard E. Zimmerman (July 5, 1926 – February 12, 2012) was a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1980 and the recipient of the 1986 American Institute of Chemist ...

(1926–2012), American professor of chemistry * Jacob Zimmerman (1831–1912), newspaper editor and owner, politician, and businessman * James Edward Zimmerman (1923–1999), American physicist * James Fulton Zimmerman (1847–1944) Historian, sociologist, president of New Mexico University *

Jason Zimmerman Jason Sheldon Zimmerman (born February 5, 1989), known by his gamertag Mew2King, commonly shortened to M2K, is an American professional '' Super Smash Bros.'' player from Cinnaminson, New Jersey. He has won more than 70 tournaments during his ca ...

(born 1989), professional game player under the pseudonym Mew2King *

Jeff Zimmerman (American football) Jeffrey Alan Zimmerman (born January 10, 1965) is an American former college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He played ...

(born 1965), American football player *

Jeff Zimmerman Jeffrey Ross Zimmerman (born August 9, 1972) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2001 for the Texas Rangers. Baseball career Independent baseball Zimmerman played baseball in the ...

(born 1972), Canadian-born baseball pitcher * Jens Zimmermann (born 1981), German politician *Jeri Zimmerman, birth name of

Jeri Ryan Jeri Lynn Ryan (née Zimmermann; born February 22, 1968) is an American actress who played the former Borg drone Seven of Nine in '' Star Trek: Voyager'', for which she was nominated four times for a Saturn Award and won in 2001. She has reprised ...

(born 1968), American actor * J. Fred Zimmerman, Jr. (1871–1948), American theater manager and stage producer *

J. Fred Zimmerman, Sr. John Frederick Zimmerman Sr. (1843–1925) was an American theatre magnate. He was one of the members of the Theatrical Syndicate, which monopolized theatrical bookings in the United States for several years. Early years Zimmerman was born in 18 ...

(1841–1925), American theater owner *

Jill Zimmerman Jill Loraine Zimmerman (born 23 March 1959) is an American computer scientist and the James M. Beall Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Goucher College. Since 2006, she has been the head of the Goucher Robotics Lab. Early life an ...

, computer scientist and James M. Beall Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at

Goucher College Goucher College ( ') is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland. It was chartered in 1885 by a conference in Baltimore led by namesake John F. Goucher and local leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church.https://archive.org/details/h ...

*Joel Zimmerman (born 1981), progressive house artist known as

deadmau5 Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5; pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. He mainly produces progressive house music, though he also produces ...

* Jo Ann Zimmerman (1936–2019), American nurse and politician * John Zimmerman (politician), American politician *

John Zimmerman (figure skater) John Luther Zimmerman IV (born November 26, 1973) is an American professional pair skater and coach. With skating partner Kyoko Ina, he is the 2002 World bronze medalist and a three-time U.S. national champion. They also competed at the 2002 Oly ...

(born 1973), American figure skater *

Jonathan Zimmerman Jonathan Zimmerman is a historian of education who is a Professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Zimmerman graduated from Columbia College in 1983, where he was the editor-in-chief of ''Colu ...

, American historian of education and Professor of History of Education *

Jordan Zimmerman Jordan William Zimmerman (born April 28, 1975) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners in 1999, then later also pitched for the Long Island Ducks of the ...

(born 1975), professional baseball pitcher * Joseph Paul "Joey" Zimmerman (born 1986), American actor *

Joshua Soule Zimmerman Joshua Soule Zimmerman (January 16, 1874 – September 2, 1962) was an American lawyer, politician, and orchardist in the U.S. state of West Virginia. In the early years of the 20th century, Zimmerman served as the Prosecuting Attorney for Hamp ...

(1874–1962), American lawyer, politician, and orchardist *

Kris Zimmerman Kris Zimmerman Salter is an American voice and casting director in the animation and video game industry. Her major works include the ''Metal Gear Solid'' series. In the cartoons, she has directed episodes for ''Ben 10'', ''The Real Adventures o ...

, American voice actor and voice-over director *

Leigh Zimmerman Leigh Zimmerman is an American actress, singer and dancer. She has appeared on Broadway in ''The Will Rogers Follies'', '' Crazy for You'' and '' A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' with Nathan Lane and created the role of Go-To-Hell ...

, American actress, singer and dancer * Leo Wrye Zimmerman (1924–2008), abstract artist *

Mary Zimmerman Mary Zimmerman (born August 23, 1960) is an American theatre and opera director and playwright from Nebraska. She is an ensemble member of the Lookingglass Theatre Company, the Manilow Resident Director at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinoi ...

, American dramatist * Matt Zimmerman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Michael E. Zimmerman Michael E. Zimmerman (born July 7, 1946) is an American integral theorist whose interests include Buddhism, Martin Heidegger, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Ken Wilber. After a year as assistant professor at Denison University, he was Professor of Phi ...

(born 1946), American philosopher, academic, and author * Michael Zimmerman (historian) (1951–2007), German chronicler *

Michael Zimmerman (biologist) ::''See Michael Zimmerman for other people by this name.'' Michael Zimmerman (born 1953) is an American biologist and former Vice President for Academic Affairs / Provost at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He previously served ...

(born 1953), American biologist and professor * Michael Zimmerman (tennis) (born 1970), American tennis player *

Nancy Zimmerman Nancy Zimmerman (born 1963/64) is an American hedge fund manager. She is the co-founder of Bracebridge Capital, a Boston-based hedge fund with over $12 billion of assets under management as of June 2019. The fund manages investments for foundatio ...

, American hedge fund manager * Oscar Zimmerman (1910–1987), American classical musician *

Patric Zimmerman Patric Laine Zimmerman (born October 10, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American voice actor. Career Due to Daws Butler's death in 1988, he voiced Elroy Jetson in the 1990 film ''Jetsons: The Movie''. He also did the voices of Au ...

(born 1954), American voice actor * Paul Zimmerman (1932–2018), American football sportswriter known as "Dr. Z" *

Paul D. Zimmerman Paul D. Zimmerman (July 3, 1938 in New York City, New York – March 2, 1993 in Princeton, New Jersey)Howard Schuma"Obituary: Paul D. Zimmerman" ''The Independent'', 8 March 1993 was a screenwriter, film critic and activist. Biography He was ...

(1938–1993), American screenwriter, film critic and activist *

Peter Zimmerman Peter D. Zimmerman (June 15, 1941, Portsmouth, Virginia – August 27, 2021 Washington, D. C.) was an American nuclear physicist, arms control expert, and former Chief Scientist of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. At his death, he was Eme ...

(born 1941), American nuclear physicist and academic * Philip Zimmerman (born 1945), American iconographer *

Phyllis Zimmerman Phyllis E. Zimmerman (1934–2012) was an American composer, choral conductor, and music educator who is accessible on Spotify. Biography Zimmerman was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania in 1956. Sh ...

(1934-2012) American composer, conductor and educator *

Pia Zimmermann Pia Zimmermann (born 17 September 1956) is a German politician. Born in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, she represents ''Die Linke'' ( The Left). She was a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2013 until 2021. Life Zimmerman ...

(born 1956), German politician *

Preston Zimmerman Preston Mark Zimmerman (born November 21, 1988) is a retired American soccer player. Personal life Zimmerman was born in Auburn, Washington. He attended McLoughlin Middle School in Pasco, Washington. Club career Hamburger SV As an 18-year-old ...

(born 1988), American footballer for Hamburg SV II *

Rachel Zimmerman Rachel Zimmerman Brachman (born Zimmerman; 1972) is a Canadian-born space scientist and inventor. She invented the "Blissymbol Printer" in 1984, making it simple for users with physical disabilities to communicate. A user can choose various B ...

(born ca 1973), Canadian-born space scientist and inventor *Robert Allen Zimmerman, birth name of

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

(born 1941), American singer-songwriter * Robert C. Zimmerman (1910–1996), American politician * Robert D Zimmerman (born 1952), American author of mysteries, psychological thrillers, and children's books * Roy Zimmerman (baseball) (1916–1991), baseball player *

Roy Zimmerman (satirist) Roy Zimmerman (born October 7, 1957) is an American satirical singer-songwriter and guitarist now based in Northern California. Biography A native of Southern California, Roy Zimmerman wrote a series of satirical musical reviews in the 1980s th ...

(born 1957), American singer/songwriter/guitarist *

Ryan Zimmerman Ryan Wallace Zimmerman (born September 28, 1984) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman who played 16 seasons for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Zimmerman graduated from Kellam High ...

(born 1984), American baseball player * Sabine Zimmermann (born 1960), German politician *

Samuel Zimmerman Samuel Zimmerman (7 March 1815 – 12 March 1857) was a Canadian railway promoter and entrepreneur instrumental in the construction of the Great Western Railway of Upper Canada. Biography Zimmerman was born in 1815 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvani ...

(1815–1857), Canadian railway entrepreneur * Shannon Zimmerman, American businessman and politician * Sheldon Zimmerman (born 1942), American Reform rabbi *

Shraga Feivel Zimmerman Shraga Feivel Halevy Zimmerman is the ''av beis din'' of the Federation of Synagogues in London. He accepted the position on the 30th of June 2019, but took office in January 2020. Rabbi Zimmerman succeeded Dayan Lichtenstein as head of the organi ...

, American rabbi *

Steven Zimmerman Steven Charles Zimmerman is an American organic chemist who is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Early life and education He was born in Chicago in 1957, the second son of the organic ...

, American organic chemist and professor *

Thomas Zimmerman Thomas Cadwallader Zimmerman (January 23, 1838 – November 13, 1914) was a Pennsylvania German writer and translator, notable for his translations of English language classics into the Pennsylvania German dialect. He was also the editor ...

(1838–1914), German-American writer and translator *

Trent Zimmerman Trent Moir Zimmerman (born 15 October 1968) is an Australian former politician. He was elected to succeed Joe Hockey as the Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives seat of North Sydney at the 2015 by-election. Zimmerma ...

(born 1968), Australian politician *

Udo Zimmermann Udo Zimmermann (6 October 1943 – 22 October 2021) was a German composer, musicologist, opera director, and conductor. He worked as a professor of composition, founded a centre for contemporary music in Dresden, and was director of the Leipzig ...

(1943–2021), German composer, musicologist, opera director and conductor * Urs Zimmerman (born 1959), Swiss road racing cyclist *

Vernon K. Zimmerman Vernon Kenneth Zimmerman (born 1928) is an American accounting scholar and Professor of accounting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, known for his work on the accounting history and internation ...

(born 1928), American accounting scholar *

William Carbys Zimmerman William Carbys Zimmerman (1856–1932) was an American architect. He was the Illinois State Architect from 1905 to 1915, designing many state-funded buildings, especially at the University of Illinois. He was a partner of Flanders & Zimmerman. Bi ...

(1856–1932), American architect

Fictional characters

*Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman, character in

The Phil Silvers Show ''The Phil Silvers Show'', originally titled ''You'll Never Get Rich'', is a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast – all half-a ...

. * Lewis Zimmerman, creator of the Emergency Medical Hologram in the ''Star Trek'' series * Dr. Zimmerman, former employee of "the Company" in the ''Heroes'' series *

Jára Cimrman Jára Cimrman or Jára da Cimrman (officially Jaroslav Cimrman) (), also known as "the Master", is a fictional Czech polymath, created by Ladislav Smoljak, Jiří Šebánek and Zdeněk Svěrák. The fictional personality is presented as a univer ...

, a Czech character of a universal genius * Moritz Zimmerman, character in "How to sell drugs online (fast)" Netflix series

Places in the United States

Zimmerman, Minnesota Zimmerman is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,228 at the 2010 census. Zimmerman is a predominantly rural community. U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in the area. The community is 42 miles north- ...

, a city in Sherburne County *

Zimmerman, Pennsylvania Zimmerman is an unincorporated community and coal town in Somerset County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appala ...

, an unincorporated community in Somerset County *

Zimmerman Kame __NOTOC__ The Zimmerman Kame (also called the "Zimmerman Site"; designated 33HR2) is a glacial kame and archaeological site in McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio, United States, near the community of Roundhead. A circular hill approxima ...

, an archeological site in Ohio's Hardin County

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