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

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Zimermann

What does the name Zimermann 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 Zimermann 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.

Zimermann Spelling Variations

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

Zimermann migration to the United States +



Zimermann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Carl Zimermann, aged 25, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
  • Mr. Gustav Zimermann, aged 20, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Dania" 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. Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2058

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