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Messer

in Illinois

There are 327 people with the last name "Messer" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Messer 3,391
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  1. is 3,387th most common Harder
  2. is 3,388th most common Knudsen
  3. is 3,389th most common Kraemer
  4. is 3,390th most common Leblanc
  5. is 3,391st most common Messer
  6. is 3,392nd most common Niemeyer
  7. is 3,393rd most common Trice
  8. is 3,394th most common Worthington
  9. is 3,395th most common Beaty

Most Common First Names for Messer

Susan, Robert, James, John, David, Jeff, Joseph, Larry, Thomas, William

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 Illinois

Since May 2009
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Susan Messer, IL (8 searches)
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