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Messer

in New Jersey

There are 166 people with the last name "Messer" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Messer 4,824
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  1. is 4,820th most common Lentini
  2. is 4,821st most common Lipman
  3. is 4,822nd most common Maglio
  4. is 4,823rd most common Mansour
  5. is 4,824th most common Messer
  6. is 4,825th most common Mody
  7. is 4,826th most common Moreland
  8. is 4,827th most common Nuzzo
  9. is 4,828th most common Ragone

Most Common First Names for Messer

Charles, Robert, Michael, Thomas, Catherine, Linda, Richard, William, Audrey

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 New Jersey

Since April 2009
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Most Popular Search

Charles Messer, NJ (7 searches)
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