Messer

in Oregon

There are 113 people with the last name "Messer" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

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Messer 3,448
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  1. is 3,444th most common Loyd
  2. is 3,445th most common Maciel
  3. is 3,446th most common Maddux
  4. is 3,447th most common Meador
  5. is 3,448th most common Messer
  6. is 3,449th most common Montero
  7. is 3,450th most common Newsom
  8. is 3,451st most common Osorio
  9. is 3,452nd most common Pine

Most Common First Names for Messer

Royanne, David, Jason, John, Dennis, George, Gina, Gregory, Helen



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 Oregon

Since December 2008
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Royanne Messer, OR (6 searches)

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