# Maurer (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,707 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,729 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,910 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (20,333 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Maurer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maurer 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) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maurer in the United States, Romania, Austria and Germany.

## People named Maurer

- Ion Gheorghe Maurer, 49th Prime Minister of Romania (1961-1974)
- Friedrich Maurer, Austrian handball player (1912–1958)
- Alfred Maurer, American artist (1868-1932)
- Lea Maurer, American swimmer
- Walter Maurer, American wrestler (1893-1983)
- Hubert Maurer, Austrian artist (1738–1818)
- Jimmy Maurer, American soccer player

## Similar surnames

Marrero, Meurer, Moreira, Moorer, Mowrer, Morera.

## 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.