Messum is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 6 characters long in length.
Messum is a variant of the Meacham. Mitcham in Surrey?.
Is variation of the Mucha. The fly, probably designating one with some characteristic of that insect; dweller at the sign of the fly.
A variant of Machen. MachinA parish in Monmouthshire. Perhaps the same as - Perhaps a corruption of Meschines.
The is form of Makins. Supposed derivatives of the personal name Mary.
Messum is a form of the Markin. A diminutive of Mark.
A form of Measom. Measham, a parish in Derbyshire.
Variation of Meeking. See Meekins - "De Mèschines (from Bayeux in Normandy), Meskines, Meykeynes, Meschin, Mekins, Meekins." This is Sir B. Burke's pedigree of the name as borne by the Irish family.
Family name Messum is the form of Meeson. A parish in Shropshire, united with Bolas. It is stated to be a corruption of the Anglo-Norman name Malvoisin, or Mauvesyn. It probably bore some Anglo-Saxon designation in older times. On the acquisition of it by the Norman family, they gave their surname as a suffix, and the suffix in course of time supplanted the former name, as in the case of Latimers in Buckinghamshire which was originally Iselhampsted, then Iselhampsted-Latimers, and finally Latimers.
How popular is Messum?
Messum is common in England.
Messum is ranked 1289693 on our list.
Messum is an uncommon last name, few people in England and British Virgin Islands have the family name. Around 176 people have been found who wears Messum as their family name. Messum have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
England110
Canada38
Wales14
Australia6