'''Messmer''' is a surname of German origin, a spelling variation of Messner (sacristan/sexton) in the Alemannic and Swabian dialects.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Messmer Surname Meaning & Messmer Family History at Ancestry.com® |url=https://www.ancestry.com/last-name-meaning/messmer |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=www.ancestry.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:
* Anna-Katharina Messmer (born 1983), German activist and sociologist * Arwed Messmer (born 1964), German photographer and artist * Henry Messmer (1839–1899), Swiss-American architect * Ivan Messmer (1931–2015), Canadian politician * John Messmer (1884–1971), American athlete * {{interlanguage link|Léon Messmer|fr||de|Adolphe Messmer}} (1900–1987), French Roman Catholic bishop in Madagascar * Magali Messmer (born 1971), Swiss triathlete * Mark Messmer (born 1962), American politician * Mindi Messmer, American politician * Nikolaus Messmer (1954–2016), Russian Roman Catholic bishop, Apostolic administrator or Kyrgyzstan * Otto Messmer (1892–1983), American animator * {{interlanguage link|Otto Messmer (Jesuit)|ru|Мессмер, Отто Геранимович}} (1961–2008), Russian Jesuit priest, head of Jesuits in the CIS * Pearl Ray Messmer (1892–?), Australian orchidologist * Pierre Messmer (1916–2007), French Prime Minister * Sebastian Gebhard Messmer (1847–1930), Swiss-born Roman Catholic archbishop of Milwaukee * Thomas Messmer (born 1979), German tennis player * Wayne Messmer (born 1950), announcer for the Chicago Cubs * {{interlanguage link|Messmer (hypnotist)|fr|Messmer (hypnotiseur)}}, stage name of ''Éric Normandin'' (born 1971), French Canadian hypnotist
== Other == * Messmer High School (Milwaukee) (est. 1926), in the United States * {{interlanguage link|Messmer (company)|de|Meßmer (Unternehmen)}} (est. 1852), a German tea and nutrition company * Kunsthalle Messmer (est. 2009), art gallery in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * {{interlanguage link|Villa Messmer|de|Villa Meßmer}} (built 1902–04), a historic villa in Alzenau, Bavaria, Germany
== See also == * Mesmer (disambiguation)
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Surname}} Category:Surnames of German origin Category:German-language surnames