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mauer Name Meaning and History

  1. German: variant of Maurer.
  2. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived by a wall, Middle High German mure, German Mauer. As a Jewish name it can be ornamental.

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Distribution of mauer Families in the US in 1920
Number of mauer families
 57-112
 20-56
 1-19
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