Zimmer (surname)

Zimmer
Family name
Related names Zimmerman, Zimmermann, Carpenter[1]

Zimmer is a common surname of German origin meaning "room" or "chamber". It is commonly associated with Zimmerman and Zimmermann, both German for the occupational surname Carpenter, meaning a worker of wood or literally translated "room man" (i.e. someone who builds wooden structures to be lived in).

List of people with this surname

Fictional characters

References

  1. 1990 Census Name Files

See also

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