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Etymology of Timmermann

What does the name Timmermann mean?

The Dutch surname Timmermann 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 Timmermann family

The surname Timmermann 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 Timmermann family

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Timmermann Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Timmermann family

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


Timmermann migration to the United States +



Timmermann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Steff. Heinr. Timmermann, who settled in America in 1837
  • Steffen Heinr Timmermann, who arrived in America in 1837 1
  • Gerhard Timmermann, aged 21, who landed in Missouri in 1844 1
  • Henry Timmermann, aged 25, who landed in Missouri in 1845 1
  • Franz Jos Timmermann, who landed in America in 1847 1

Timmermann migration to Canada +

Timmermann Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Friederike Timmermann, who arrived in Quebec in 1850
  • Henriette Timmermann, who arrived in Quebec in 1850
  • Wilhelm Timmermann, who landed in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Timmermann (post 1700) +

  • Thomas Henry Timmermann (1940-2025), American baseball player, played professional baseball for 15 years (1960-1974), including six seasons in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1969-1973) and Cleveland Indians (1973-1974). He compiled a 35-35 win-loss record and a 3.78 earned run average
  • Clark H. Timmermann, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1908 2


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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