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Messer

in South Dakota

There are 28 people with the last name "Messer" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Messer 4,275
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  1. is 4,271st most common Mcarthur
  2. is 4,272nd most common Mcvay
  3. is 4,273rd most common Mehlberg
  4. is 4,274th most common Meirose
  5. is 4,275th most common Messer
  6. is 4,276th most common Minnaert
  7. is 4,277th most common Mockler
  8. is 4,278th most common Moncur
  9. is 4,279th most common Mortensen

Most Common First Names for Messer

Marvin, Ann, Donna, Alfred, Angela, Barbara, Bentley, Blanche, Carrie

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 South Dakota

Since July 2008
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Most Popular Search

Marvin Messer, SD (5 searches)
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