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Messer

in Maryland

There are 90 people with the last name "Messer" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

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Messer 5,771
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  1. is 5,767th most common Makowski
  2. is 5,768th most common Manger
  3. is 5,769th most common Mcgrady
  4. is 5,770th most common Mckenny
  5. is 5,771st most common Messer
  6. is 5,772nd most common Millar
  7. is 5,773rd most common Naughton
  8. is 5,774th most common Nevin
  9. is 5,775th most common Ochs

Most Common First Names for Messer

Charles, Mary, Harry, James, Adam, Connie, Dennis, Donald, Gregory, Kimberly

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 Maryland

Since March 2009
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Charles Messer, MD (8 searches)
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