Wimmers Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

In old registers, Wimmers often stands in for Wimmer.

Taken at its root, Wimmers points to “Farmer of parish land”. The extra ending in Wimmers is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Wimmer's family. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Wimmert and Widmer.

Heraldry and the Wimmers name

There is no single Wimmers family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Get the complete Wimmers report, with a museum-style coat of arms.