Explore the Family Name Timmers

The meaning of Timmers

Dutch: patronymic from an occupational name for a carpenter, from Middle Dutch timmer ‘timber’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Timmers in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Timmers saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 33,169 in popularity with a count of 650, which represented a proportion of 0.24 per 100,000 people. By 2010, however, the rank had fallen to 36,048, and the count decreased to 622, denoting a proportion of 0.21 per 100,000 people. This represents a decrease of 8.68% in rank and a decrease of 4.31% in count, translating to an overall drop in popularity by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,169	#36,048	-8.68%
Count	650	622	-4.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Timmers

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Timmers also displayed changes over the same period. According to the Decennial U.S. Census, in 2000, those identifying as White made up the majority at 95.23%, followed by individuals who identified as Black at 2.92%. Those who identified with two or more races made up 1.08%, while no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, whilst those identifying as White still held the majority, the percentage had slightly dropped to 92.6%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black increased to 3.86%, and those with two or more races nearly doubled to 2.09%. Notably, a new group emerged, with 0.80% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.23%	92.6%	-2.76%
Black	2.92%	3.86%	32.19%
Two or More Races	1.08%	2.09%	93.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.8%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%