Messmer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Messmer family

The surname Messmer was first found in Gloucestershire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Messmer family

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Messmer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Messenger, Messinger, Messager, Messynger, Messengere and many more.

Early Notables of the Messmer family

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Messmer Ranking

In the United States, the name Messmer is the 13,981^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Messmer is ranked the 9,268^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Messmer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Messmer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Ulrich Messmer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 3

Messmer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Heinrich Messmer, who arrived in Ohio in 1856 3
Sebastian Gebhard Messmer, who arrived in New Jersey in 1880 3
Josef Messmer, who landed in Kentucky in 1882 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Messmer (post 1700) +

John P. Messmer, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2008
Mark B. Messmer, American politician, Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives (2008-2014), Indiana State Senator (2014-)
Simone Messmer, American soloist with the American Ballet Theatre (2002-2013)
John Messmer (1884-1971), American football player and discus thrower, inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
Sebastian Gebhard Messmer (1847-1930), Swiss-born American prelate of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Green Bay (1892-1903) and Archbishop of Milwaukee (1903-1930)
Wayne P. Messmer (b. 1950), American professional speaker, singer, broadcaster, author and actor, long-time public address announcer for the Chicago Cubs
Otto Messmer (1894-1985), American animator, best known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip
Ivan Charles Messmer (1931-2015), Canadian politician, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen, British Columbia (1986-1991)
Magali Di Marco Messmer (b. 1971), Swiss Olympic bronze medalist triathlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (1916-2007), French Gaullist politician who served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969, Prime Minister of France (1972-1974)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)