North German and Ashkenazic Jewish, or Americanized form of German
Bräuer, an occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale,
from Middle Low German bruwer or Middle High German
briuwer ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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