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Messer

in Rhode Island

There are 6 people with the last name "Messer" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Messer 19,150
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  1. is 19,146th most common Merino
  2. is 19,147th most common Merlan
  3. is 19,148th most common Mershon
  4. is 19,149th most common Mesler
  5. is 19,150th most common Messer
  6. is 19,151st most common Mestre
  7. is 19,152nd most common Metayer
  8. is 19,153rd most common Mezzini
  9. is 19,154th most common Michalowski

Most Common First Names for Messer

Max, Diego, Jessica, Nathan, Robin

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 Rhode Island

Since July 2008
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Max Messer, RI (5 searches)
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