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    The surname Messerschmidt

    A German surname, carried by 1,189 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M262

    Messerschmidt: #21,862 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Messerschmidt #21,862, 1,189 people Messerschmidt: #21,862 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Messerschmidt #21,862, 1,189 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Messerschmidt is more common than 86.5% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From German Messerschmidt (“cutler”) or rather Messerschmied.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,189 people named Messerschmidt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,083.

    #21,862
    rank among US surnames
    1,189
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.8%
    change since 2000 (was #22,222)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,862Pluta1,189259,668
    #21,868Casavant1,188259,887

    Who is named Messerschmidt

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

    96% of people named Messerschmidt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Messerschmidts

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Erik Messerschmidt
      American cinematographer, born 1980

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Messerschmidt

    Messerschmidt has the Soundex code M262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M262.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Messerschmidt come from?
    From German Messerschmidt (“cutler”) or rather Messerschmied.
    How common is the surname Messerschmidt?
    1,189 people in the United States had the surname Messerschmidt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. It ranked 21,862nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Messerschmidt?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Messerschmidt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Messerschmidt?
    Erik Messerschmidt, American cinematographer.
    Where is the surname Messerschmidt most common?
    Wikidata records people named Messerschmidt in the United States.
    Is the surname Messerschmidt getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,189 in 2010, up 9.8%.