Messinger Surname
Approximately 8,089 people bear this surname
Messinger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the messenger'; Middle English messager; compare passenger for passager, Pottinger for Potager, Clavinger for Claviger, &c.
'Item, to Owen Whitstones, messagier': 1503 (Privy Purse Exp.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,731 | 1:63,245 | 7,406 |
| Germany | 972 | 1:82,825 | 10,463 |
| Austria | 246 | 1:34,616 | 5,567 |
| Israel | 222 | 1:38,548 | 5,284 |
| Canada | 164 | 1:224,668 | 21,579 |
| Brazil | 154 | 1:1,390,093 | 46,994 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| France | 126 | 1:527,164 | 72,630 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| Hungary | 39 | 1:251,699 | 20,039 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 1:313,909 | 44,635 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,120 | 1:44,838 | 5,184 |
Messinger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the messenger'; Middle English messager; compare passenger for passager, Pottinger for Potager, Clavinger for Claviger, &c.
'Item, to Owen Whitstones, messagier': 1503 (Privy Purse Exp. Elizabeth of York.).
'Of April that is messager to May.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Reginald le Messager, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Jacob le Messager, Somerset, ibid.
Thomas le Messager, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Ricardus le Messanger, 12 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Richard le Messager, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Messanger, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Richard Messanger, Close Rolls, 20 Henry VI. 1636-7.
Thomas Messenger and Jane Underwood: Marriage Lic. (London).
1693. Baptised — William, s. Elizabeth Messinger: St. James, Clerkenwell.
From ME. and AF. messager, a messenger, with epenthetic II. Gilbert le Messager and Michael le Messager, both king's tenants in the county of Edneburk, rendered homage in 1296. The seal of the latter bears a cross cantoned with 5 stars, and S' Michael le Messag (Bain, II, p. 205,210, 549). Rauf le Messager of the county of Berewyk also rendered homage in the same year (ibid., p. 210), and Ivo le Messager of the county of Dumfries (ibid., p. 203). Robert Messynger of Orkenay in Scotland received a safe coduct to travel in England in 1405 (Bain, IV, 679), and Alan Messengere, a native of Scotland, was owner of a tenement in Smythefeld, London, in 1482 (ibid., IV, 1485).
(Anglo-French-Latin) Message-BearER, FORERUNNER [with intrus. n: Middle English and French messager; from French message, Low Latin missaticum, message; Latin missus, p.p. of mittere, to send]
(English) One who carried communications.
(from an ancestor's occupation) Messing is German for “brass.” A dealer or worker in brass.
One entrusted with a message: an ancient office, as Messengers of the Exchequer, Messengers of the King. &c. It was the duty of the latter to wait upon the Secretary of State, to carry despatches, and to take state prisoners into custody. Bailey. Le Messager is common in H.R.
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Messinger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messinger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messinger (Russian: Мессингер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messinger? popularity and diffusion
The surname Messinger is the 62,095th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 900,920 people. The surname Messinger occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Messinger live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,731 people, or 1 in 63,245. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Messinger exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.
Messinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Messinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Messinger last name increased 512 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Messinger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Messinger surname are 35.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.36% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Messinger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.2% less than the national average, earning 269,255 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1145.48% more than the national average, earning R 2,959,740 per year; in United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.52% more than the national average, earning $57,396 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messinger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messinger in the Russian language | ||
| Мессингер | messinger | - |
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