as a Last Name
- 20,372
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Maurer
Meaning & Origins
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a builder of walls of stone or brick, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mūre, 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.
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- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 20,372
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Puerto Rico
- has the most people named Maurer per capita
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