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maier Name Meaning and History

  1. German and Dutch: variant spelling of Mayer 2. This surname is also established in Italy.
  2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Meyer 2.

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Distribution of maier Families in the US in 1920
Number of maier families
 187-372
 63-186
 1-62
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