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The Messier surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,413 people carried this name — #7,532 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,195 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Messier surname

A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Messier» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 375 people named Messier.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Seine-Maritime 70
Paris 49
Oise 33
Somme 29
Pas-de-Calais 25
Bas-Rhin 17
Eure 16
Nord 16

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Messier in American newspapers,
1898–1921.

Newspaper page from The Caledonian-record carrying the name Messier
The Caledonian-record 1921-10-28
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Messier
New-york Tribune 1898-10-16
Newspaper page from The Bon Homme County Independent carrying the name Messier
The Bon Homme County Independent 1908-11-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,945 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Messier,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Messier
    Charles Messier 1730–1817 · astronomer
  • Félix Messier
    Félix Messier 1876–1968 · politician
  • Paul Messier
    Paul Messier 1878–1922 · politician
  • Marie Messier 1824–1880
  • Gabrielle Messier 1904–2003 · teacher
  • Guy Messier 1926–2012 · screenwriter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Messier.

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