The maurer Surname
maurer Name Meaning and History
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a builder of
walls of stone or brick, from an agent derivative of Middle High
German mure, German Mauer ‘wall’ (from Latin
murus ‘wall’, especially a city wall). In the Middle Ages the
majority of dwellings were built of wood (or lath and plaster), and
this term would have specifically denoted someone employed in building
defensive walls, castles, churches, and other public buildings.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| George Maurer b. 1830 | S. Lyons | 5 |
| Johann Jacob Maurer | Debbie | 5 |
| Maurer's into Germany |
 Smlyons
| 3 |
| Daniel Maurer | S. Lyons | 6 |
| Maurer-NY/NJ |
debzara
| 5 |
| Maurer of Rife,Dauphin Co,Pa |
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| 3 |
| STECKLER/STECKER/STAKER GENEALOGY |
joestaker55
| 1 |
| Jacob Maurer | John Albertini | 26 |
| PHOTOS: MAURER from PA & KS |
kathy3643
| 0 |
| William Jacob Maurer |
emaurer97
| 4 |
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