Messerschmidt Surname

58,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Messerschmidt Surname User-submission:

This surname means "knife maker." Schmidt is a maker and messer is a knife.

Messerschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3751:12,6281,637
United States1,5831:228,97022,084
Denmark1931:29,2473,035
Brazil1561:1,372,27146,465
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
France331:2,012,810168,616
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Austria201:425,77243,235
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England81:6,964,757184,742
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Messerschmidt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means "knife maker." Schmidt is a maker and messer is a knife.

- dcmbuhr

Messerschmidt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Messerschmidt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Messerschmidt is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messerschmidt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Messerschmidt is the 58,107th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 836,879 people. The last name Messerschmidt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Messerschmidt are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Messerschmidt is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 6,375 people, or 1 in 12,628. In Germany Messerschmidt is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Messerschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Messerschmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Messerschmidt last name increased 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Messerschmidt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Messerschmidt last name are 21.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.39% registered with the party.

The amount Messerschmidt earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning R 272,448 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $44,945 CAD per year.

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