Surname Spotlight: Zimmerling

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Zimmerling, so the heraldry linked to Zimmer is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Family name meaning

People called Zimmerling share their surname's story with Zimmer, its better-known spelling. At root, the name means “Carpenter”.

The ending -ling in Zimmerling marks an German derivative of the root behind Zimmer. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Zimmering, Zimmerlin and Zimmerlein.

Research your Zimmerling family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.