Zimmermann

Last updated
Zimmermann
Language(s) Germanic
Origin
MeaningCarpenter, room builder
Other names
Variant form(s)See the navigation box at the bottom

Zimmermann is a German occupational surname for a carpenter. [1] The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used.

Contents

A variant of Zimmermann is Zimmerman. Other variants include Zimmermanns, Timmermann, Cymerman and Cimrman. [1]

Notable people with the surname

Composers

Musicians

Sportspeople

Related Research Articles

Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname. The English version is Fisher.

Scherer or Scherrer is a German language surname widespread in German speaking Europe since the Middle Ages. With the beginning of colonization it also came to North and South America. Notable people with the surname include:

Werner is a name of German origin. Werner, meaning “the defender” or “the defending warrior”, is common both as a given name and a surname. There are alternate spellings, such as the Scandinavian Verner.

Egon Zimmermann, often referred to as Egon Zimmermann II, was a World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. Zimmermann won the Olympic downhill at Patscherkofel in 1964 and won several medals on the professional tour in the late-1960s and early 1970s.

Behr is a given name and surname that derives from the German Bär (bear). Older forms of the name, Bela and Belo, occur in the Memorbuch. The diminutive forms Baeril(Berel) and Baerush(Berush) are used among Polish and Russian Jews.

Egon is a variant of the male given name Egino. It is most commonly found in Central and Northern Europe. Egon may refer to:

Schneider is a very common surname in Germany. Alternative spellings include: Schneyder, Schnieder, Snyder, Snider, Sneider, Schnyder, Znaider, Schnaider, Schneiter, Shneider, and Sneijder, Snijder (Dutch), Snither (English), Snyman (Afrikaans), Schnider, Sznajder, Szneider (Polish), Snaider, Šnajder (Serbo-Croatian), and Schneidre (French).

Reinhardt is a German, Austrian, Danish, and to a lesser extent Norwegian and Swedish surname, and a spelling variant of Reinhard.

Franke is both a German-language surname and a given name.

Graf is an ancient German and Swiss rooted name. In the United States, there are 16,620 people with this last name making it the 2445th most popular surname. Some notable people with this surname include:

Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal.

Lang is a surname of Germanic origin, closely related to Lange, Laing and Long, all of which mean "tall".

Fuchs is a surname; it has as variants Fux, Fuhs and Fuchß. Notable persons bearing it include the following:

Krieger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Zimmerman is a surname variant of the German Zimmermann, meaning "carpenter". The modern German terms for carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used. It is also commonly associated with Ashkenazi Jews.

Ferrari is an Italian occupational surname, the plural form of Ferraro, meaning blacksmith.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Egon Norbert Zimmermann</span> Austrian alpine skier

Josef Egon Norbert Zimmermann was an Austrian alpine skier. He placed tenth in the downhill event at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He should not be confused with the fellow Olympic alpine skier Egon Zimmermann who also competed in the 1960s.

Events from the year 2011 in Austria

References

  1. 1 2 Heuser, Rita. "Zimmermann". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands. Retrieved 2 April 2024.