Messitt Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Messitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
England681:819,38343,863
Ireland621:75,9514,602
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Messitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Messitt is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,148,257th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Messitt is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Messitt reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 28 percent live, Florida, where 18 percent live and Virginia, where 17 percent live. Aside from The United States Messitt occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and Ireland, where 30 percent live.

Messitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Messitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Messitt last name rose 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 282 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Messitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Messitt last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Messitt surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the party.

Messitt earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.52% more than the national average, earning $52,865 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messitte9338/
Messeitt938/
Messit924/
Mesitt920/
Messett86252/
Messite8643/
Mossitt8640/
Messiet8630/
Meesitt8611/
Messeit864/
Massitt862/
Meseitt862/
Mesitte862/
Meissit861/
Messytt861/
Missitt860/
Messi8329,828/
Mesit8327/
Messette806/
Missitte801/
Messeytt801/
Mosseitt801/
Miessett800/
Messai7714,597/
Messie77847/
Messih77634/
Meesit77526/
Messis77317/
Miessi77257/
Messei77220/
Massit77199/
Meassi77144/
Mesite77142/
Messio77123/
Mhessi77103/
Messet7761/
Mesits7755/
Mezitt7718/
Messid7710/
Meshit7710/
Messhi779/
Masitt778/
Mesitz778/
Mossit777/
Meissi776/
Meussi776/
Messui775/
Messsi773/
Missit772/
Messzi772/
Meyssi772/
Mesith771/
Mgessi771/
Mositt771/
Meïssi771/
Messii771/
Mesitì771/
Medssi771/
Measit771/
Messaid711,173/
Massett71669/
Missett71377/
Mossett71204/
Massiet71168/
Messied71121/
Messich7173/
Messieh7164/
Meesith7126/
Messaih7123/
Meisite7123/
Messete7118/
Messeid7116/
Messeih7116/
Massuit7116/
Meisitz7115/
Massait7114/
Missiet7111/
Meshshi715/
Messeis715/
Messais715/
Misseit714/
Messaia713/
Masseit713/
Mosseit712/
Messeth712/
Messiod712/
Meisset712/
Mascitt711/
Massoit711/
Metsits711/
Meseite711/
Meshsis711/
Mmesait711/
Mossait711/
Miessui711/
Missoit711/
Missait711/
Messaiz711/
Missite711/
Mesheit711/
Mesiete711/
Messaai711/
Messihe711/
Metshit711/
Meessai711/
Mesette711/
Meassie710/
Messa6712,755/
Missi676,925/
Messe674,521/
Misit672,676/
Mecit672,526/
Meshi672,269/
Mesić671,658/
Mesci671,546/
Messaggi67969/
Mesiy67717/
Metsi67656/
Messy67653/
Masit67577/
Mesai67392/
Mesih67342/
Mezit67331/
Meses67243/
Mesis67213/
Mosit67172/
Mesei67151/
Mesie67123/
Mesui67117/
Mesxi67101/
Meysi6789/
Meisi6778/
Medsi6751/
Mesitova6740/
Messé6740/
Messieha6733/
Mehsi6732/
Missette6722/
Meisheit6719/
Moissett6717/
Meset6717/
Mexsi6713/
Mesgi6711/
Measi6711/
Meiszett6710/
Mässi678/
Mesyi677/
Mesii677/
Mesid675/
Mesoi675/
Mejsi672/
Mesys672/
M'Essaid671/
Meassich671/
Meshette671/
Maissait671/
Mestschi671/
Mesés671/
Messeiss671/
Messè671/
Mesič671/
Myssette671/
Meusi671/
Missieth671/
Meisseid670/
Meysheit670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Messitt
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