# Messmer

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'''Messmer''' is a surname of German origin, a spelling variation of [Messner](/source/Messner) ([sacristan](/source/sacristan)/[sexton](/source/Sexton_(office))) in the [Alemannic](/source/Alemannic_German) and [Swabian](/source/Swabian_German) 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](/source/Anna-Katharina_Messmer) (born 1983), German activist and sociologist
* [Arwed Messmer](/source/Arwed_Messmer) (born 1964), German photographer and artist
* [Henry Messmer](/source/Henry_Messmer) (1839–1899), Swiss-American architect
* [Ivan Messmer](/source/Ivan_Messmer) (1931–2015), Canadian politician
* [John Messmer](/source/John_Messmer) (1884–1971), American athlete
* {{interlanguage link|Léon Messmer|fr||de|Adolphe Messmer}} (1900–1987), French Roman Catholic bishop in Madagascar
* [Magali Messmer](/source/Magali_Messmer) (born 1971), Swiss triathlete
* [Mark Messmer](/source/Mark_Messmer) (born 1962), American politician
* [Mindi Messmer](/source/Mindi_Messmer), American politician
* [Nikolaus Messmer](/source/Nikolaus_Messmer) (1954–2016), Russian Roman Catholic bishop, Apostolic administrator or Kyrgyzstan
* [Otto Messmer](/source/Otto_Messmer) (1892–1983), American animator
* {{interlanguage link|Otto Messmer (Jesuit)|ru|Мессмер, Отто Геранимович}} (1961–2008), Russian Jesuit priest, head of [Jesuits](/source/Jesuits) in the [CIS](/source/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States)
* [Pearl Ray Messmer](/source/Pearl_Ray_Messmer) (1892–?), Australian orchidologist
* [Pierre Messmer](/source/Pierre_Messmer) (1916–2007), French Prime Minister
* [Sebastian Gebhard Messmer](/source/Sebastian_Gebhard_Messmer) (1847–1930), Swiss-born Roman Catholic archbishop of Milwaukee
* [Thomas Messmer](/source/Thomas_Messmer) (born 1979), German tennis player
* [Wayne Messmer](/source/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)](/source/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](/source/Kunsthalle_Messmer)  (est. 2009), art gallery in [Riegel am Kaiserstuhl](/source/Riegel_am_Kaiserstuhl), Baden-Württemberg, Germany
* {{interlanguage link|Villa Messmer|de|Villa Meßmer}} (built 1902–04), a historic villa in [Alzenau](/source/Alzenau), Bavaria, Germany

== See also ==
* [Mesmer (disambiguation)](/source/Mesmer_(disambiguation))

== References ==
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Category:Surnames of German origin
Category:German-language surnames

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