| ![Show Contents]() Timme History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England Timme is one of the oldest family names to come from the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Tima or the Old German forename Thiemmo. Contrary to some popular theories, Timme is not derived from Timothy, since that name was not introduced in England until after the Restoration. Early Origins of the Timme familyThe surname Timme was first found in Kent where they held a family seat from ancient times before the Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Timme familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Timme research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1620 is included under the topic Early Timme History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Timme Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Timme has undergone many spelling variations, including Timms, Timm, Tymms, Times and others. Early Notables of the Timme familyAnother 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Timme Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Timme migration to the United States | + |
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Timme were among those contributors:
Timme Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Heinrich Timme, who arrived in Long Island in 1781 1
Timme Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Charlotte Timme, aged 21, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 1
- Anna Timme, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
- Frieda Timme, aged 1, who landed in America, in 1893
Timme Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Wilhelm Timme, aged 33, who landed in America, in 1900
- Edward Timme, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1901
- Minnie Timme, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1905
- Otto Timme, aged 31, who settled in America from Kingston, in 1905
- Esther Timme, aged 42, who settled in America, in 1908
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Timme (post 1700) | + |
- Ernst G. Timme, American politician, 13th Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1882-1891)
- Maynard W. Timme, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 2
- Ernst G. Timme, American Republican politician, Secretary of State of Wisconsin, 1882-91 2
- Philipp Timme, German cinematographer of over 50 titles
- Baron Timme Rosenkranz (1911-1969), Danish aristocrat, author, and jazz enthusiast
- Baron Timme Rosenkrantz (b. 1911), Danish author and jazz enthusiast, active in the 1930s and 1940s
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Timme migration to the United States 
