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". It may refer to: Alfons Messerschmitt (born 1943), 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 References German-language surnames Occupational surnames de:Messerschmidt