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MESSER

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There are approximately 1,663 people named Messer in the UK. That makes it the 5,148th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 26 are named Messer.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Maeser
Maser
Masar
Maesser
Maasser
Maisser
Maesier
Maiser
Mahser
Mascer
Maezer
Masere
Maaser
Masear
Maesar
Maesor
Mascser
Maisere
Maezier
Maisier
Masciere
Masera
Mahesser

The Messer surname in historical dictionaries

MESSER. Le Messor frequently occurs iu medieval records for harvester, reaper, mower. In the S. it is a common corruption of the surname Mercer.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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