# Lauer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lauer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,414 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,161 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,050 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (11,281 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lauer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lauer in the United States and Germany.

## People named Lauer

- Martin Lauer, athletics competitor (1937–2019)
- Matt Lauer, American journalist (1957-)
- Andrew Lauer, American actor
- Fred Lauer, American water polo player (1898–1960)

## Similar surnames

Larue, Lair, Laurie, Lahr, Luera, Lauria, Laura, Lauro, Laury, Lawyer, Layer, Lara.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.