Messerer Surname
Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname
Messerer Surname User-submission:
Messerer is a German and Yiddish surname, denoting someone who makes knives, derived from the German word messer, meaning 'knife'.
Messerer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,181 | 1:68,167 | 8,724 |
| Austria | 285 | 1:29,879 | 4,806 |
| United States | 120 | 1:3,020,491 | 176,226 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Messerer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Messerer is a German and Yiddish surname, denoting someone who makes knives, derived from the German word messer, meaning 'knife'.
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Messerer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messerer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messerer (Russian: Мессерер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Messerer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 230,125th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Messerer live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Messerer is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,181 people, or 1 in 68,167. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 84 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Messerer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Messerer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Messerer surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Messerer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Messerer are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.
The amount Messerer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.92% more than the national average, earning $60,076 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messerer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messerer in the Russian language | ||
| Мессерер | messerer | - |
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