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Messer

in Arkansas

There are 170 people with the last name "Messer" in Arkansas.

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Ranking in Arkansas

NameRank
Messer 2,056
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  1. is 2,052nd most common Keene
  2. is 2,053rd most common Luther
  3. is 2,054th most common Lyles
  4. is 2,055th most common Matheny
  5. is 2,056th most common Messer
  6. is 2,057th most common Mondragon
  7. is 2,058th most common Otwell
  8. is 2,059th most common Putman
  9. is 2,060th most common Beshears

Most Common First Names for Messer

John, Patricia, Ronald, Bridget, Edna, Robert, Sharon, Tracy, Barbara, Brad

Meaning & History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle High German mezzer ‘knife’, from Old High German mezzirahs, mezzisahs, a compound of maz ‘food’, ‘meat’ + sahs ‘knife’, ‘sword’. The Jewish name is from German Messer ‘knife’ or Yiddish meser.

German: occupational name for an official in charge of measuring the dues paid in kind by tenants, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mezzen ‘to measure’.

English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, Middle English, Older Scots mess(i)er, from Old French messier (see Messier).

Recent Searches for "Messer" in Arkansas

Since February 2009
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John Messer, AR (5 searches)
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