timmermans

Timmermans is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "carpenter's".{{cite book

| last = van Osta

| first = Ward

| author-link = Ward van Osta

| title = Met naam en toenaam : voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen

| publisher = Garant

| publication-place = Antwerpen Apeldoorn

| year = 2012

| isbn = 978-90-441-2931-1

| oclc = 803366714

| language = nl

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=I1pVe-I-5IkC&pg=PA93

| page = 93

| access-date = 2018-12-14

}} It is a common name with (in 2007) 11,658 and 6,663 carriers in the Netherlands and Belgium, respectively.[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=timmermans&gba_naam=Timmermans&nfd_naam=Timmermans&operator=eq&taal= Timmermans] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.[https://familienaam.be/Timmermans Timmermans] at familienaam.be People with this surname include:

• Ans Timmermans (1919–1958), Dutch freestyle swimmer
• Brian Timmermans (b. 1997), Dutch karateka
• Christiaan Timmermans (b. 1941), Dutch law professor and judge
• Eimbert Timmermans (b. 1961), Dutch sidecarcross rider
• Felix Timmermans (1886–1947), Belgian author
• Frans Timmermans (b. 1961), Dutch politician, First Vice-President of the European Commission since 2014
• Jesse Timmermans (b. 1989), Dutch tennis player
• Nathalie Timmermans (b. 1989), Dutch softball player
• Nicolas Timmermans (b. 1982), Belgian football defender
• Pieter Timmermans (b. 1964), Belgian businessman, regent of the National Bank of Belgium
• Steven R. Timmermans (b. 1957), American CEO of the Christian Reformed Church in North America
• Theo Timmermans (1926–2004), Dutch football forward
• Theo Timmermans (b. 1989) Dutch football goalkeeper