Timmer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
Germany

The Dutch surname Timmer shares the same root as the German surname Zimmer, from the German for "carpenter." In the northern part of Germany, especially between Bremen and Königsberg, which borders the Netherlands and where a dialect of Low German very similar to Dutch was spoken, the surname Zimmer appears as Timmer.

Early Origins of the Timmer family

The surname Timmer was first found in Bettingerode near Brunswick, where Conrad Tymberman was recorded in 1332. Records for the year 1350 mention one named Timberlaghs from Haldensleben.

Early History of the Timmer family

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Timmer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Timmer, Timmers, Timmermann, Timmerman, Timmermans and many more.

Early Notables of the Timmer family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included

the Timmermann family of Lower Saxony, who was granted a coat of arms

Timmer Ranking

In the United States, the name Timmer is the 13,903^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Timmer is ranked the 109^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,622 people with that name. 2

Timmer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Timmer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Timmer, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1662 3

Timmer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Jacob Timmer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 3

Timmer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Bern Timmer, who landed in America in 1845 3
Laurenz Timmer, who landed in America in 1846 3
Mr. Fried Timmer, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Talisman"
Bernard Timmer, aged 29, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 3
Jansje Timmer, aged 48, who arrived in New York, NY in 1854 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Timmer (post 1700) +

William A. Timmer, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1936 4
John Timmer, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1992 4
Henry W. Timmer, American Republican politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District; Elected 1948 4
Donald H. Timmer, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972 4
Netty Witziers- Timmer (1923-2005), Dutch athlete
Mirjam Timmer (b. 1982), Dutch singer-songwriter
Marianne Timmer (b. 1974), Dutch speed skater who won two Olympic gold medals in speed skating in 1998
Henk Timmer (b. 1971), Dutch football goalkeeper, currently unattached
Theo Timmer (b. 1949), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands
Hendrik Timmer (1904-1998), male athlete player from the Netherlands
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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