Messerschmidt

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Messerschmidt (plural Messerschmidts)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Messerschmidt is the 21862^nd 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)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Related terms

• Goldschmidt, Kleinschmidt, Nagelschmidt, Waffenschmidt

Further reading

• mezzersmit in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, koeblergerhard.de