Zimmerman is a surname variant of the German Zimmermann, meaning "carpenter". The modern German terms for carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used.
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman (born in Spokane, Washington on December 8, 1912; died in Tura Beach, New South Wales on June 18, 2004) was an American entomologist best known for his two multivolume series: Insects of Hawaii published by the University of Hawaii Press and Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) published by Australia's CSIRO.Upton & Oberprieler 2004.
Brian Christopher Zimmerman (August 20, 1972 – September 20, 1996) was an American politician who in 1983, at the age of 11, was elected mayor of the community of Crabb, Texas.Garcia, Guy D.