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Messer

in Massachusetts

There are 223 people with the last name "Messer" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Messer 3,286
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  1. is 3,282nd most common Jay
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  3. is 3,284th most common Livingstone
  4. is 3,285th most common Marte
  5. is 3,286th most common Messer
  6. is 3,287th most common Polito
  7. is 3,288th most common Prunier
  8. is 3,289th most common Rowan
  9. is 3,290th most common Scibelli

Most Common First Names for Messer

Richard, James, Patricia, David, Jennifer, Joseph, Laurie, Robert, Ronald, Ann

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 Massachusetts

Since May 2009
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Richard Messer, MA (9 searches)
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