The Schimmer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 195 people carried this name — #93,921 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 28% from 271 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Schimmer.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Schimmer live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Schimmer in American newspapers,
1898–1911.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,205 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schimmer.
- Schiller 9,132 · U.S. census
- Schilling 16,546 · U.S. census
- Schillinger 2,614 · U.S. census
- Schilt 385 · U.S. census
- Schiltz 1,758 · U.S. census
- Schimmel 3,064 · U.S. census
- Schimpf 1,507 · U.S. census
- Schindler 9,801 · U.S. census
- Schipman 162 · U.S. census
- Schira 364 · U.S. census
- Schirm 467 · U.S. census
- Schirmer 3,428 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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