How common is the surname Messersmith?

2,209 people in the United States had the surname Messersmith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,767 Americans. It ranked 13,703rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Messersmith?

George S. Messersmith, American diplomat (1883-1960).

Where is the surname Messersmith most common?

Wikidata records people named Messersmith in the United States.

Is the surname Messersmith getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,209 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Messersmith

A surname, carried by 2,209 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Messersmith is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,209 people named Messersmith in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,767 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,222.

#13,703

rank among US surnames

2,209

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,749)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,696	Hanlin	2,211	139,641
#13,700	Kinslow	2,210	139,704
#13,703	Acklin	2,209	139,767
#13,707	Overturf	2,208	139,830

Who is named Messersmith

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

94% of people named Messersmith identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Messersmiths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George S. Messersmith
American diplomat (1883-1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Messersmith

Messerschmidt

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

Questions

How common is the surname Messersmith?: 2,209 people in the United States had the surname Messersmith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,767 Americans. It ranked 13,703rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Messersmith?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Messersmith identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Messersmith?: George S. Messersmith, American diplomat (1883-1960).
Where is the surname Messersmith most common?: Wikidata records people named Messersmith in the United States.
Is the surname Messersmith getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,209 in 2010, down 0.6%.