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    The surname Zimmerer

    An occupational surname, carried by 875 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex Z566

    Zimmerer: #27,534 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Zimmerer #27,534, 875 people Zimmerer: #27,534 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Zimmerer #27,534, 875 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zimmerer is more common than 83% of them.

    Origin

    From German Zimmerer (proper noun). Thus cognate with Zimmermann and analogous to Carpenter from carpenter.

    Zimmerer is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 875 people named Zimmerer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 352,852 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 828.

    #27,534
    rank among US surnames
    875
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.7%
    change since 2000 (was #27,413)

    Who is named Zimmerer

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Zimmerer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zimmerer come from?
    From German Zimmerer (proper noun). Thus cognate with Zimmermann and analogous to Carpenter from carpenter.
    How common is the surname Zimmerer?
    875 people in the United States had the surname Zimmerer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 352,852 Americans. It ranked 27,534th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zimmerer?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zimmerer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Zimmerer?
    Zimmerer is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Zimmerer getting more or less common?
    More common. 828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 875 in 2010, up 5.7%.