Zimmer (surname)

Zimmer
Origin
LanguageGermanic
Other names
Variant formsZimmerman, Zimmermann, Zimerman, Simmerman, Timmerman

Zimmer is German surname meaning "room" or "chamber". Derivative names include Zimmermann (Zimmerman), the occupational surname meaning Carpenter, literally translated "room man" (i.e. someone who builds wooden structures to be lived in).