Mauer Family History
Mauer Name Meaning
German: variant of Maurer . This surname is also found in some other European countries e.g. in France (Lorraine) Poland Czechia Slovakia and Slovenia (see also 3 below). German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived by a wall Middle High German mūre German Mauer. As a Jewish name it can be artificial. Compare Mower . Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Maver . See also 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022