Meissner Family History
Meissner Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from Meissen in
Germany, earlier (968 ad) recorded as Misna,
Misina, named for the small river Misna (today Meisabach),
whose name is very ancient, probably pre-Slavic. The place was famous
in the Middle Ages for the fine linen cloth produced there, and the
German surname may also be an occupational name for a manufacturer or
seller of such wares.
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Name Distribution of Meissner Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Meissner families
 10 - 17  4 - 9 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Meissner Family Origin
Meissner Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Meissner Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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