'''Messerschmidt''' or '''Messerschmitt''' is an occupational surname of German origin, which means cutler or knifemaker, from the Middle High German words ''mezzer'' "knife" + ''smit'' "smith".<ref>''Dictionary of American Family Names''. [http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=messerschmidt "Messerschmidt Family History"], Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 4 January 2016.</ref> It may refer to:
*Alfons Messerschmitt (1943–2022), German sport shooter *Daniel Gottlieb Messerschmidt (1685–1735), German physician *David Messerschmitt (born 1945), American electrical engineer *Erik Messerschmidt (born 1980), American cinematographer *Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783), Austrian sculptor *Harold O. Messerschmidt (1923–1944), American soldier *Jana Messerschmidt (born 1990), German karateka *Manfred Messerschmidt (1926–2022), German historian *Morten Messerschmidt (born 1980), Danish politician *Nadine Messerschmidt (born 1993), German sport shooter *Pius Ferdinand Messerschmitt (1858–1915), German painter *Rasmus Messerschmidt (born 1992), Danish badminton player *Uwe Messerschmidt (born 1962), German cyclist *Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978), German aircraft designer
==See also== *Messerschmitt, a German aircraft manufacturer
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{{surname|Messerschmidt, Messerschmitt}} Category:German-language surnames Category:German occupational surnames