Surname Messenger (Masinja 
, Messenger 
, Messanger ) , across the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Messenger is habitual in the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Messenger is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Masinja | Zambia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Nigeria |
| Messenger | United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United States, Nigeria |
| Messanger | Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria |
| Messagier | Algeria, France, Italy |
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messenger monsey English physician (b. 1694) |
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| andrew messenger Connecticut politician, US (b. 1650) |
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| susannah messenger 30 Nov 1704 Wallingford - (b. 1704) |
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james messenger British rower, GB (b. 1821) |
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lillian rozell messenger American poet and writer, US (b. 1843) |
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charles a. messenger Australian rower, AU (b. 1855) |
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dally messenger Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer, AU (b. 1883) |
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| samuel messenger bradley British physician and writer, GB (b. 1841) |
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wally messenger Australian rugby league footballer, AU (b. 1891) |
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| lilian rozell messenger American writer and poet (1843–1921) (b. 1843) |
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| ruth messenger American historian of medieval hymns, US (b. 1884) |
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| bobby messenger American baseball player, US (b. 1884) |
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| alfred messenger gymnast, GB (b. 1887) |
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| bud messenger American baseball player, US (b. 1898) |
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| ernest c. messenger (b. 1888) |
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