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Messer

in West Virginia

There are 580 people with the last name "Messer" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Messer 446
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  1. is 442nd most common Meade
  2. is 443rd most common Pierce
  3. is 444th most common Roach
  4. is 445th most common Matheny
  5. is 446th most common Messer
  6. is 447th most common Matthews
  7. is 448th most common Skidmore
  8. is 449th most common Lively
  9. is 450th most common Moats

Most Common First Names for Messer

James, William, Mary, Melissa, Edward, Joseph, Bill, David, Harold, John

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 West Virginia

Since May 2009
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Most Popular Search

James Messer, WV (9 searches)
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