Timmermans Surname

22,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Timmermans Surname User-submission:

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

Timmermans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands12,8961:1,30971
Belgium8,4881:1,35455
Canada6441:57,2146,763
United States6121:592,25348,330
France4271:155,55724,136
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Luxembourg1461:3,976544
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Thailand861:821,376131,940
England771:723,61140,488
Spain651:719,26231,067
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Aruba231:4,499638
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Timmermans Surname Meaning

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

Timmermans Last Name Facts

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

Timmermans occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Timmermans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timmermans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Timmermans is the 22,443rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 301,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Timmermans live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 12,896 people, or 1 in 1,309. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 38 percent live, Limburg, where 19 percent live and South Holland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Timmermans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Timmermans last name are 13.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Timmermans earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning 384,712 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.42% more than the national average, earning R 428,736 per year; in United States they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $47,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $47,473 CAD per year.

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