The brewer Surname
brewer Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from an agent derivative of Old English breowan ‘to brew’. Compare Brewster.
- English (of Norman origin): anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere), habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France.
- Translation of Dutch Brouwer, German Brauer or Breuer, etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| BREWER Edward E 1909-1966 |
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| BREWER Harriett STARR 1821 1892 Holy Bible |
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| Elizabeth "Eliza" Brewer of Missouri | Michelle Huddleston | 7 |
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