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Messer

in Virginia

There are 340 people with the last name "Messer" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Messer 2,350
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  1. is 2,346th most common Parris
  2. is 2,347th most common Wynne
  3. is 2,348th most common Angle
  4. is 2,349th most common Bloom
  5. is 2,350th most common Messer
  6. is 2,351st most common Pemberton
  7. is 2,352nd most common Surber
  8. is 2,353rd most common Craighead
  9. is 2,354th most common Marston

Most Common First Names for Messer

James, William, Michael, Thomas, Jennifer, Richard, Betty, Brenda, Brian, Jack

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 Virginia

Since May 2009
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James Messer, VA (8 searches)
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