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Zimmerman, Zimerman, Zimmer, Simmerman, Timmerman, Carpenter, Carpentier, Charpentier |
Zimmermann is a German occupational surname which is literally an older German term 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 within a structure. The German man or mann is, in English the extra n is ignored, man or worker. Combining the two German words you get a worker of wood or literally translated room man or room worker.
Zimmermann, as a surname is often confused with Zimmerman. The loss or addition of the double "n" may imply many things. This may include linguistic, racial, ethnic, religious or other cultural variations.
Many German names were often Anglicized or simplified by immigration officials upon entry into the United States. With Zimmermann the double 'n' Zimmermann was often seen as redundant in countries where English was spoken. As a part of routine, German names were often Anglicized or simplified later by immigrants to better fit in. Zimmerman became Carpenter for example. Sometimes this was done by immigration officials upon entry into the United States when the immigrant did not know how to spell their name and that variant became the legal name.
Alain Zimmermann (born 1967), German businessman
Adolphus Zimmermann, American politician
Arthur Zimmermann (1864–1940), German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1917
Bodo Zimmermann (1886–1963), a German general during World War II
Dominikus Zimmermann (1685–1766), rococo architect
Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743–1815), German geographer and zoologist
Elizabeth Zimmermann (1910–1999), British-born knitter and writer
Evan Zimmermann (born 1968), American businessman
Friedrich Zimmermann (1925-2012), German politician
Hubert Zimmermann (1941-2012), French Computer Networks scientist and entrepreneur
Jens Zimmermann, Canadian academic
Jens Zimmermann (host) (born 1972), German announcer
Jérémie Zimmermann, (born 1978) co-founder of the Paris-based La Quadrature du Net
Jeri Lynn Zimmermann, birth (1968) name of Jeri Ryan, actress
Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann (1728–1795), Swiss philosopher and physician
Johann Jacob Zimmermann (1644–1693), German nonconformist
Joseph Zimmermann (1912–2004), American inventor of the first successful answering machine
Lydia Zimmermann (born 1966), Spanish filmmaker
Marie Zimmermann (1878–1972), American designer
Paul Zimmermann (born 1964), French computational mathematician
Paul Zimmermann A.W.C.B. (born 1939), German blacksmith who created contemporary forge work
Philip R. Zimmermann (born 1954), creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) e-mail encryption software
Raquel Zimmermann (born 1983), Brazilian fashion model
Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (1815–1893), German artist
Warren Zimmermann (1934–2004), American ambassador
Wolfhart Zimmermann (1928–2016), German theoretical physicist
Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970), German composer of the opera Die Soldaten
Udo Zimmermann (born 1943), German composer from Dresden, not related
Walter Zimmermann (born 1949), German composer from Schwabach, not related
Dan Zimmermann (born 1966), German drummer for power metal band Gamma Ray
Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, birth name of Ethel Merman (1908–1984), American singer and actress
Frank Peter Zimmermann (born 1965), German violinist
Josef Zimmermann,
German Cologne Cathedral organist
German weight lifter
Margarita Zimmermann (born 1942), Argentinian mezzo-soprano
Robert Allen Zimmerman (Born 1941) American Musician, best known as Bob Dylan.
Tabea Zimmermann (born 1966), German violist
Andréa Zimmermann (born 1976), Swiss ski mountaineer
Andreas Zimmermann (born 1969), German footballer
Christian Zimmermann (born 1961), German-Palestinian dressage rider
Cyril Zimmermann (born 1976), Swiss football referee
Egon Zimmermann, (born 1939) 1964 Olympic alpine skier from Austria
Egon Zimmermann I (born 1933), 1960 Olympic alpine skier from Austria and who married Penny Pitou
Herbert Zimmermann (football commentator) (1917 – 1966), German football commentator and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient
Herbert Zimmermann (footballer) (born 1954), German football player
Jordan Zimmermann (born 1986), Major League Baseball pitcher
Pierre Zimmermann (bridge), Monegasque bridge player
Dean Zimmermann (born 1969), Canadian tennis player
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