Messerschmidt
English
Etymology
From German Messerschmidt (“cutler”) or rather Messerschmied.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Messerschmidt is the 21862nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1189 individuals. Messerschmidt is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.
German
Messerschmidts in Germany
Alternative forms
- Messerschmid, Messerschmied, Messerschmitt
Etymology
From Middle High German mezzersmit. By surface analysis Messer (“Messer”) + Schmidt (“smith”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛsɐˌʃmɪt]
- Hyphenation: Mes‧ser‧schmidt
Proper noun
Messerschmidt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Messerschmidts or (with an article) Messerschmidt, feminine genitive Messerschmidt, plural Messerschmidts)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Related terms
- Goldschmidt, Kleinschmidt, Nagelschmidt, Waffenschmidt
Further reading
- mezzersmit in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, koeblergerhard.de
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