Messerschmidt

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. "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