Last Name ZIMMERMANN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning A carpenter.
Origin German, Jewish, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swiss, Austrian, Hungarian

Rank 4,784 (2000 US census) 5,467 (1990 US census)
Count 6,740 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.58%, or 6442 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.76%, or 51 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.7%, or 47 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.3%, or 155 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

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Russian middle names

 As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

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