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Messer

in Maine

There are 162 people with the last name "Messer" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Messer 1,307
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  1. is 1,303rd most common Kidder
  2. is 1,304th most common Klein
  3. is 1,305th most common Lopez
  4. is 1,306th most common Mckinney
  5. is 1,307th most common Messer
  6. is 1,308th most common Noel
  7. is 1,309th most common Sevigny
  8. is 1,310th most common Baird
  9. is 1,311th most common Burbank

Most Common First Names for Messer

William, James, Mark, Charles, Mary, Michael, Thomas, Carol, Daniel, Jeffrey

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 Maine

Since April 2009
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William Messer, ME (9 searches)
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