Timmermann Surname

42,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Timmermann Surname Definition:

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

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Timmermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,6431:8,3491,029
United States1,1781:307,69028,269
Denmark5761:9,800917
Chile1361:129,5334,587
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
France291:2,290,439180,028
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
England251:2,228,72284,230
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Norway121:428,52437,411
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
China61:227,886,92811,701
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:228,26719,274

Timmermann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

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

Timmermann Last Name Facts

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

Timmermann (Russian: Тиммерманн) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timmermann? popularity and diffusion

Timmermann is the 42,754th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 598,517 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Timmermann live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Timmermann is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 9,643 people, or 1 in 8,349. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent live. Outside of Germany Timmermann exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Timmermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Timmermann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Timmermann last name expanded 535 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Timmermann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Timmermann surname are 31.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Timmermann earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.59% less than the national average, earning 229,839 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,247 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.49% less than the national average, earning R 169,932 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Timmermann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timmermann in the Russian language
Тиммерманнtimmermann-

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