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Messer

in North Dakota

There are 174 people with the last name "Messer" in North Dakota.

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Ranking in North Dakota

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Messer 306
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  1. is 302nd most common Richard
  2. is 303rd most common Trottier
  3. is 304th most common Frederick
  4. is 305th most common Henry
  5. is 306th most common Messer
  6. is 307th most common Newman
  7. is 308th most common Nitschke
  8. is 309th most common Faul
  9. is 310th most common Helgeson

Most Common First Names for Messer

Phillip, Betty, Greg, Marvin, Tom, Amanda, David, Frank, Gregory, James

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 North Dakota

Since April 2009
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Most Popular Search

Phillip Messer, ND (9 searches)
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