Timmerman Surname

23,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Timmerman Surname Definition:

See Zimmerman.

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Timmerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,1171:35,8274,462
Netherlands7,4201:2,276151
Belgium2,5511:4,507511
France1,1081:59,9488,086
Canada8681:42,4495,272
South Africa3951:137,15915,860
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Thailand1341:527,15291,366
Guyana1331:5,731993
England681:819,38343,863
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Israel261:329,14027,831
Denmark241:235,19618,480
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Wales51:618,90625,852
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3181:38,1024,517

Timmerman (34) may also be a first name.

Timmerman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Zimmerman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, Dutch) One who worked in wood, a carpenter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch/Flemish), Carpenter. (variant: Zimmermann and Sayer.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'carpenter' or 'wood worker' in Dutch. Some German also bear this surname.

- annaelizabethtimmerman

The word Timmerman comes from the the Netherlands, it means 'carpenter'.

- carlijn

Timmerman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Timmerman Come From? nationality or country of origin

Timmerman (Russian: Тиммерман) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timmerman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,196th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 311,860 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Timmerman reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 34 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 10,117 people, or 1 in 35,827. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 7 percent reside, South Carolina, where 6 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 65 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 32 percent reside and Belgium, where 11 percent reside.

Timmerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Timmerman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 768 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 618 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Timmerman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Timmerman surname are 25.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Timmerman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.8% more than the national average, earning R 296,568 per year; in United States they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $44,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Timmerman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timmerman in the Russian language
Тиммерманtimmerman-

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