The meissner Surname
meissner Name Meaning and History
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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