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 (born 1943), German sport shooter
Daniel Gottlieb Messerschmidt (1685–1735), German physician
David Messerschmitt (born 1945), American electrical engineer
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783), Austrian sculptor
Harold O. Messerschmidt (1923–1944), American soldier
Morten Messerschmidt (born 1980), Danish politician
Uwe Messerschmidt (born 1962), German cyclist
Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978), German aircraft designer
