Zimmer Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

Meaning, Origin, Etymology
The German surname Zimmer is of occupational origin being derived from the work a man did or the profession he pursued. In this case, Zimmer is associated with the Old High German word “zimbarari” which means simply “carpenter”. Therefore, the initial bearer of this surname was a craftsman who, protected and matured by the craft guilds, rose in rank above the peasant, and lived mainly in the newly developing towns. This was because in the manors and small villages the cottages of the serfs were simple structures and as their construction did not usually require the services of a skilled carpenter, the peasant himself ordinarily built them. It was in the cities and wealthy estates where the buildings were more substantial that skilled woodworkers were required.

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) Saxe, Hesse – Parti de sable et de gueules (ou de gueules et d’azur) à deux cornes de chamois adossées et renversées de l’un à l’autre Cimier deux cornes de chamois de gueules et de sable
2) Lorraine – Chevalier de l’Empire le 15 juillet 1810, titre confirmé comme chevalier héréditaire, le 3 août 1816. (Vte Révérend) – D’argent au pal de gueules chargé d’une étoile d’argent accosté à dextre d’une tour de sable ouverte ajourée et maçonnée d’or soutenue de sinople et surmontée d’une grenade d’azur allumée de gueules et à senestre d’une palissade de sable soutenue de sinople surmontée d’une grenade allumée de gueules. English: Argent a pale gules charged with a etoile argent having to the side dexter a tower sable doorways openings and masoned or standing on vert and surmounted by a grenade azure aflame gules and to the sinister a palisade sable standing on vert surmounted by a grenade aflame gules.
3) Allemagne – D’azur à la fasce d’or supp un faucon d’argent tenant de sa patte dextre levée un crampon d’or en forme de Z et acc en pointe de trois roses de gueules Cimier le faucon Lambrequin d’or et d’azur. English: Azure a fess or Supporters a falcon argent holding in its claw dexter upright a [double ended] hook or in the form of of Z and accompanied by in base three roses gules Crest: the falcon Mantling: or and azure.