How common is the surname Messenger?

6,022 people in the United States had the surname Messenger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,270 Americans. It ranked 5,752nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Messenger?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Messenger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Messenger?

Shannon Messenger, American author.

Where is the surname Messenger most common?

Wikidata records people named Messenger in Israel.

Is the surname Messenger getting more or less common?

More common. 5,824 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,022 in 2010, up 3.4%.

Is Messenger also a first name?

Yes. Messenger is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Messenger

An occupational surname, carried by 6,022 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Messenger is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a messenger.

Messenger is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,022 people named Messenger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,270 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,824.

#5,752

rank among US surnames

6,022

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,495)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,743	Lampkin	6,034	51,168
#5,746	Maes	6,033	51,176
#5,747	Ehrlich	6,031	51,193
#5,748	Bott	6,029	51,210
#5,749	Schaub	6,027	51,227
#5,750	Alva	6,026	51,236
#5,751	Almaguer	6,023	51,261

Who is named Messenger

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Messenger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Messengers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shannon Messenger
American author, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Messenger

Messenger has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

Questions

How common is the surname Messenger?: 6,022 people in the United States had the surname Messenger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,270 Americans. It ranked 5,752nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Messenger?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Messenger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Messenger?: Shannon Messenger, American author.
Where is the surname Messenger most common?: Wikidata records people named Messenger in Israel.
What type of surname is Messenger?: Messenger is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Messenger getting more or less common?: More common. 5,824 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,022 in 2010, up 3.4%.
Is Messenger also a first name?: Yes. Messenger is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.