Wikipedia:
Zimmerman derives from the German last name Zimmermann which means carpenter. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 441st-most common surname.
Zimmerman is often confused with Zimmermann. The loss or addition of the double "n" may imply many things. This may include racial, ethnic, religious or other cultural variations.Above all, the final "n" was seen as redundant in new countries of immigration where English was spoken. As a part of routine, German names were often Anglicized or simplified by immigration officials upon entry into the United States.
Simmerman - a variant of Zimmerman.A Y-DNA Project exists for this surname.Zimmerman may refer to:
People
Andrew Zimmerman (born 1968), American historian and academic who specializes in Imperial GermanyArnold Zimmerman (born 1954), American ceramic artistArthur Augustus Zimmerman (1869–1936), American champion cyclistCharles A. Zimmerman (1861–1916), American bandmaster and composer of marches ("Anchors Aweigh")Charles S. Zimmerman (1896–1983), American socialist activist and trade union officialDean Zimmerman, American philosopher, academic and authorDick Zimmerman (born 1937), American magician and pianistEric Zimmerman (born 1969), American computer game designerFranklin B. Zimmerman (born 1923), American musicologist who compiled definitive catalogue of Henry Purcell's compositionsFrederick Hinde Zimmerman (born 1864), farmer, businessman, and owner of the Grand Rapids Hotel.Fred R. Zimmerman (1880–1954), American public official who served as 25th governor of Wisconsin (1927–29)George Zimmerman (born 1983), shot 17-year-old Trayvon MartinHans Rudolf Zimmerman, Australian architectHeinie Zimmerman (1887–1969), American baseball playerHerman F. Zimmerman (born 1935), art director and production designer. Best known for work on Star Trek.James Edward Zimmerman (1923–1999), American physicist who co-invented superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)Joel Zimmerman (born 1981), progressive house artist known as Deadmau5John Zimmerman (politician), mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1856 to 1857John Zimmerman (figure skater) (born 1973), American figure skaterJeff Zimmerman (American football) (born 1965), American offensive lineman in NFL for four seasonsJeff Zimmerman (born 1972), Canadian-born Major League Baseball pitcherJeri Zimmerman (born 1968), American actressJoseph Paul "Joey" Zimmerman (born 1986), American actorKris Zimmerman, American voice actor/voice-over director for animation and video gamesLeo Wrye Zimmerman, (1924–2008) abstract artist who founded The Society for the Arts in LouisvilleMary Zimmerman, American dramatistMatt Zimmerman (disambiguation), multiple peopleMichael E. Zimmerman (born 1946), American philosopher, academic and author specializing in integral theoryMichael Zimmerman (historian) (1951–2007), German chronicler of events surrounding Hitler's genocide of Europe's ethnic RomaMichael Zimmerman (biologist) (born 1953), American academic who is Professor of Biology at Indianapolis' Butler UniversityOscar Zimmerman (1910–1987), American classical musician known for his mastery of the double bassPatric Zimmerman (born 1954), American voice actorPaul Zimmerman (born 1932), American football sportswriter known as "Dr. Z"Peter Zimmerman (born 1941), American nuclear physicist and academicPhilip Zimmerman (born 1945), American iconographerPreston Zimmerman (born 1988), American footballer for Hamburg SV IIRobert Zimmerman (commentator) a CNN contributor, Democratic strategist, and Democratic National CommitteemanRobert Allen Zimmerman, birth name of Bob Dylan (born 1941), American singer-songwriterRobert C. Zimmerman (1910–1996), American public official who served as Wisconsin Secretary of State from 1957 to 1975Robert D Zimmerman (born 1952), American author of mysteries, psychological thrillers and children's booksRoy Zimmerman (baseball) (1916–1991), Major League Baseball first basemanRoy Zimmerman (satirist) (born 1957), American singer/songwriter/guitarist based in Southern CaliforniaRyan Zimmerman (born 1984), American baseball playerSamuel Zimmerman (1815–1857), Canadian railway entrepreneurSheldon Zimmerman (born 1942), American Reform rabbi who was President of Hebrew Union College from 1996 to 2000Shraga Feivel Zimmerman, American rabbi who has served in New York and, since 2008, in English town of GatesheadSteven Zimmerman, American organic chemist who is Professor of Chemistry at University of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignThomas Zimmerman (1838–1914), German-American writer and translator in Pennsylvania who was editor of Reading Times newspaper
Fictional characters
Lewis Zimmerman, creator of the Emergency Medical Hologram in the Star Trek seriesDr. Zimmerman, former employee of the Company in the Heroes series
Places in United States
Zimmerman, Minnesota, in Sherburne CountyZim, Minnesota, in St. Louis CountyZimmerman Kame, archeological site in Ohio's Hardin County
