Zimmer surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Zimmer surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 17,315 people carried this name — #1,907 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,223 people named Zimmer.

127 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 66 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 127
Moselle 798
Bas-Rhin 669
Paris 162
Meurthe-et-Moselle 79
Haut-Rhin 50
Ardennes 28
Haute-Marne 24
Meuse 22

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

481 people named Zimmer have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 603 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

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Where they live today

Greater Poland 123
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 61
Lesser Poland 55
West Pomeranian 53
Lower Silesian 42
Silesian 34
Masovian 28
Pomeranian 23

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

384 people named Zimmer live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 81
Bern 42
Aargau 29
Solothurn 27
Basel-Landschaft 26
St. Gallen 25
Basel-Stadt 25
Vaud 24

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 137 people named Zimmer live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 44
Hainaut 32
Liège 29
Antwerp 13
Brussels-Capital 7
Namur 7
Limburg 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Zimmer in American newspapers,
1872–1951.

Newspaper page from The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger carrying the name Zimmer
The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger 1872-07-28
Newspaper page from Red Lodge Picket carrying the name Zimmer
Red Lodge Picket 1892-12-31
Newspaper page from The Butte Inter Mountain carrying the name Zimmer
The Butte Inter Mountain 1901-08-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 364,607 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Zimmer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frederik Zimmer
    Frederik Zimmer 1702–1774 · vice admiral
  • Henriette Philippine Zimmer
    Henriette Philippine Zimmer 1748–1815
  • Franz Zimmer
    Franz Zimmer 1765–1842 · merchant
  • Émile Zimmer
    Émile Zimmer 1851–1925 · military personnel
  • Wilhelm Carl August Zimmer
    Wilhelm Carl August Zimmer 1853–1937 · artist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 243 lives in all are documented under this name.

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