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Zimerman Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Zimerman

What does the name Zimerman mean?

Jewish surnames generally have large numbers of spelling variations because they were influenced by the different languages of the countries in which the bearers lived. The surname Zimerman is an occupational surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. In this case the surname is derived from the German words "zimber" or "zimmer" and "mann," meaning 'wood' and 'man,' respectively.

Zimerman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zimmerman, Zimmermann, Zimerman, Zimermann and many more.

Zimerman migration to the United States +



Zimerman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • George Zimerman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1762 1
  • Mich Zimerman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1762 1
  • Elizabeth Zimerman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1789
  • Henrich Wilhelm Zimerman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1789 1
  1. 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)

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