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, German sport shooter Daniel Gottlieb Messerschmidt (1685–1735), German physician David Messerschmitt, American electrical engineer Erik Messerschmidt, American cinematographer Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783), Austrian sculptor Harold O. Messerschmidt (1923–1944), American soldier Morten Messerschmidt, Danish politician Pius Ferdinand Messerschmitt (1858–1915), German painter Uwe Messerschmidt, German cyclist Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978), German aircraft designer
