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Messer

in Mississippi

There are 164 people with the last name "Messer" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Messer 1,994
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  1. is 1,990th most common Overton
  2. is 1,991st most common Deer
  3. is 1,992nd most common Dollar
  4. is 1,993rd most common Leverette
  5. is 1,994th most common Messer
  6. is 1,995th most common Parson
  7. is 1,996th most common Pinkston
  8. is 1,997th most common Quin
  9. is 1,998th most common Risher

Most Common First Names for Messer

James, Cindy, John, Bobby, Carol, Gary, Jon, Keith, Stanley, Stephanie

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 Mississippi

Since March 2009
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James Messer, MS (9 searches)
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