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Zimmermann

Zimmermann is a German occupational surname for a carpenter. The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used.

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MeaningCarpenter, room builder
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Zimmermann is a German occupational surname for a carpenter.1 The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used.

A variant of Zimmermann is Zimmerman. Other variants include Zimmermanns, Timmermann, Cymerman and Cimrman.1

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  1. Heuser, Rita. "Zimmermann". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands. Retrieved 2 April 2024.