Meisner

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Meisner.

Proper noun

Meisner (plural Meisners)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Meisner technique

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Meisner is the 9415^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3454 individuals. Meisner is most common among White (95.08%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meisner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 568.

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Meisner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Meisners or (with an article) Meisner, feminine genitive Meisner, plural Meisners or Meisner)

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Meissner
• Greek: Μάισνερ (Máisner)

Further reading

• Meisner on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de