The Zimmermann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,123 people carried this name — #4,942 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,740 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Zimmermann surname
Thus cognate with Zimmerer and analogous to Carpenter from carpenter.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Zimmermann» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
13,767 people named Zimmermann live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,565 people named Zimmermann.
268 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,739 people named Zimmermann live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
578 people named Zimmermann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 883 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 255 people named Zimmermann 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
581 people named Zimmermann are counted in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Zimmermann in American newspapers,
1875–1940.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,392 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Zimmermann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Jacob Zimmermann 1644–1693 · astronomer -
Johann Georg von Zimmermann 1728–1795 · writer -
Adolf Zimmermann 1799–1859 · artist -
Karl Zimmermann 1803–1877 · writer -
Wilhelm Zimmermann 1807–1878 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 135 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zimmermann.
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