Maurer Surname

5,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Maurer Surname Definition:

(German) One who builds with stone, a mason.

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Maurer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany39,8011:2,023173
United States28,7321:12,6151,570
Switzerland9,7571:84249
Austria8,4621:1,00661
France3,7821:17,5631,940
Brazil2,8941:73,9722,761
Australia1,0911:24,7443,376
Canada1,0171:36,2304,614
Russia8461:170,35819,313
Hungary6091:16,1191,843
Argentina4151:102,9968,711
Netherlands3641:46,3937,893
Romania2891:69,4748,301
England2851:195,50217,195
Israel2711:31,5784,467
Poland2541:149,64121,405
Czechia2281:46,6387,773
Mexico2131:582,7529,793
Slovakia1631:32,7395,897
Italy1571:389,53344,181
Chile1451:121,4934,378
Mauritius1441:8,9821,898
Spain1311:356,88620,305
Belgium1251:91,97314,233
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Thailand1011:699,390116,161
Kazakhstan991:178,61117,118
Ukraine901:505,80857,896
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Slovenia541:46,0687,945
Luxembourg541:10,7511,842
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Croatia461:91,92615,142
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Norway261:197,78022,769
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
China191:71,964,2933,948
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Guam81:20,0153,029
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3321:15,0721,930

Maurer (99) may also be a first name.

Maurer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who builds with stone, a mason.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

German: 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).

- demaurer

Maurer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maurer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maurer (Arabic: مورير, Russian: Маурер, Tibetan: མའུ་རར།) occurs most in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maurer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,571st most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 71,782 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Maurer live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 99 people.

Maurer is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 39,801 people, or 1 in 2,023. In Germany Maurer is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent are found, Bavaria, where 23 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Switzerland, where 10 percent are found.

Maurer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maurer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maurer last name rose 862 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 814 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Maurer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Maurer surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Maurer last name are 17.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Maurer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.4% less than the national average, earning €22,702 per year; in Norway they earn 26.84% less than the national average, earning 253,175 kr per year; in Peru they earn 666.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 148,640 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.91% more than the national average, earning R 337,236 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $48,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauerer921,678/
Maurier92984/
Maurere9246/
Maurrer923/
Maureer922/
Majurer921/
Maurerr921/
Mayurer920/
Maure9110,036/
Murer914,761/
Marer91541/
Meaurier862/
Mauuerer861/
Meurer8322,073/
Mahure839,616/
Marier833,872/
Marere832,804/
Mourer831,452/
Maurey831,446/
Mahrer831,171/
Mauree83713/
Mauret83531/
Murrer83509/
Majure83494/
Murere83446/
Marger83403/
Marrer83365/
Maurie83261/
Muhrer83258/
Maurri83250/
Maures83209/
Murier83208/
Mayure83169/
Mayrer83158/
Mautre83155/
Mairer83128/
Maured83112/
Murger8397/
Mauryr8391/
Maurea8390/
Maurry8381/
Mauery8348/
Maurei8344/
Maiure8343/
Marher8342/
Maurez8342/
Muerer8332/
Marzer8323/
Mareer8313/
Maurje838/
Meaure838/
Maueri837/
Maureh837/
Mauere836/
Maarer836/
Marerr835/
Maurir834/
Maurra834/
Maurre834/
Mauyre833/
Maerer833/
Mgurer832/
Mearer832/
Muurer832/
Maurej831/
Marear831/
Maureu831/
Mauera831/
Maurée831/
Mureer831/
Mharer831/
Matrer830/
Muirer830/
Mare8064,155/
Mure808,564/
Maurerová80289/
Maurerova803/
Mourier774,198/
Marrier77528/
Mautret77360/
Meurier77129/
Majurey7797/
Mayuret7790/
Meurger7762/
Mayuree7755/
Maurech7741/
Marherr7738/
Mareere7734/
Majurie7732/
Muehrer7728/
Maehrer7724/
Mayures7718/
Mayerer7717/
Maurray7711/
Meuerer7711/
Mourere7711/
Mureire777/
Meurrer776/
Maureid776/
Mauresh775/
Maheure775/
Mureere775/
Maurees774/
Meahrer774/
Majureh774/
Mayhure773/
Maurris773/
Marrerp772/
Maurire772/
Majaure772/
Mayurie772/
Marzier772/
Majuree772/
Mahreer772/
Mayrier771/
Mautrey771/
Mauerra771/
Maujere771/
Maurajr771/
Maureas771/
Maurets771/
Mareart771/
Margerr771/
Marhert771/
Mhatrer771/
Mhaurie771/
Muyaure771/
Muerrer771/
Majoure771/
Meharer771/
Maurett771/
Maurije771/
Mawerer771/
Mayaure771/
Maouere771/
Mairrer771/
Mayrere771/
Meureur771/
Marrere771/
Marrerd771/
Maurair771/
Mauriey771/
Mauryhe771/
Meurere771/
Majurir771/
Maiorer770/
Murrier770/
Maurrey770/
Mourrer770/
Mouerer770/
Maierer770/
Muhrier770/
Marretr770/
Maurrie770/
Meuhrer770/
Marie73247,271/
Mares7371,855/
Marri7351,888/
Maury7349,749/
Marra7345,654/
Mauri7333,964/
Maire7321,623/
Maree7317,223/
Marei7316,283/
Marey7315,510/
Murry7313,044/
Matre7311,801/
Moure739,495/
Maura737,754/
Maret737,344/
Marry736,254/
Mareš735,757/
Murei735,631/
Marez734,907/
Marir733,568/
Marre733,236/
Maere733,179/
Murri733,056/
Murra732,656/
Muree732,431/
Murie731,873/
Muret731,849/
Murre731,821/
Murhe731,678/
Masre731,643/
Marge731,452/
Murea731,418/
Murey731,303/
Marea73980/
Maeri73978/
Murge73964/
Marze73951/
Morer73943/
Murez73841/
Mareș73816/
Mures73814/
Mareş73774/
Mared73767/
Mhare73706/
Mareh73498/
Mahre73336/
Marée73260/
Maare73230/
Mutre73230/
Meure73198/
Marhe73190/
Meare73177/
Mureh73164/
Muery73155/
Mured73151/
Mureu73151/
Mgare73143/
Mareu73126/
Marep73122/
Mgure7397/
Mhure7394/
Mayre7389/
Muere7388/
Marré7387/
Musre7386/
Mürer7381/
Marje7374/
Maery7363/
Mueri7349/
Muire7348/
Murje7337/
Murir7335/
Majre7328/
Murep7327/
Mareë7323/
Marej7317/
Mauré7316/
Muyre7315/
Mmare7310/
Maurí739/
Marrè739/
Maurj738/
Mar'e737/
Márer737/
Mureş737/
Muure736/
Murej736/
Maryr735/
Murré735/
Muore734/
Muhre734/
Murze734/
Hmare733/
Mmure733/
Mareć732/
Marrj731/
Maíre731/
Marèe731/
Mureš731/
Mureș731/
Mawerere712,948/
Mourrier71148/
Mahjoure71115/
Mayerere7136/
Moureyre7132/
Meurrier7128/
Mayuresh7126/
Mayurets7123/
Mahjurir7114/
Majouret7113/
Maujaret7112/
Mujerere717/
Mayurest716/
Marhuire714/
Mauyarre714/
Muirherd713/
Maureiss713/
Mauyarri713/
Mauyeraj713/
Muyerere712/
Maggiure711/
Mauyores711/
Moureire711/
Maihoure711/
Majerere711/
Mayorere711/
Mayeerer711/
Maurhess710/
Mairhear710/
Murray67458,501/
Mhatre6751,397/
Maitre6720,108/
Majura6713,021/
Murree6711,280/
Mawere678,457/
Mureed678,055/
Mouret676,427/
Moorer675,817/
Mayuri674,716/
Mahuri674,610/
Mehare673,732/
Meares673,194/
Mourey673,080/
Marris673,063/
Murrey672,710/
Maiuri672,403/
Morier672,200/
Maresh672,080/
Marett671,967/
Majuri671,945/
Mauriz671,932/
Mairet671,808/
Moures671,673/
Marzie671,499/
Mauris671,452/
Mayura671,397/
Mourra671,351/
Mujere671,348/
Meuret671,297/
Morere671,190/
Majore671,122/
Mayere671,101/
Morger671,060/
Mauroy671,059/
Murrie671,032/
Mujeri671,006/
Marrie671,003/
Mourre67935/
Mayore67872/
Majare67856/
Maître67833/
Mohrer67824/
Mahare67814/
Majeri67746/
Mawera67744/
Marest67687/
Marire67667/
Maurid67667/
Murire67654/
Mayera67630/
Mathre67625/
Muyres67622/
Maarir67617/
Majury67584/
Mujera67578/
Mauray67558/
Marret67542/
Mouree67542/
Maurio67534/
Majere67519/
Maiore67514/
Mairey67512/
Moureu67498/
Mariey67498/
Mayeri67481/
Murris67479/
Marray67473/
Marres67470/
Mareey67461/
Meyrer67445/
Moerer67442/
Mairie67429/
Masrey67421/
Majera67410/
Murzea67342/
Marets67338/
Mahrir67311/
Muyere67310/
Matres67300/
Muyera67296/
Marree67295/
Murrai67266/
Moured67260/
Marrai67245/
Mahrie67232/
Meaury67222/
Marrei67203/
Meuree67203/
Musrea67199/
Mariea67195/
Mourez67193/
Mayare67190/
Marees67180/
Marieh67179/
Meirer67171/
Marrey67169/
Maarez67168/
Marrid67164/
Margey67157/
Maiera67126/
Meurée67120/
Marroy67116/
Meures67109/
Mayery67109/
Mareed67104/
Maires67103/
Miyare67103/
Mouery67103/
Maiere6799/
Meurie6799/
Mührer6796/
Marzea6793/
Mareis6791/
Meurez6789/
Majire6788/
Mourie6787/
Marreu6786/
Muthre6785/
Marepp6783/
Mahwerere6783/
Maiura6779/
Murraj6777/
Muirie6771/
Murihe6770/
Musrep6767/
Marhes6766/
Mejare6762/
Margir6762/
Maurys6761/
Muress6759/
Mauriy6759/
Mourry6758/
Maurit6756/
Murret6755/
Mauroi6755/
Murgey6751/
Muresh6750/
Mairry6750/
Mairre6749/
Maredh6748/
Maieri6748/
Marech6747/
Maurai6747/
Mareej6747/
Mierer6746/
Moreir6745/
Murrei6745/
Muyire6745/
Mutrey6744/
Matrey6744/
Murrhy6744/
Muires6743/
Maiare6741/
Marrez6740/
Mautry6740/
Moirer6740/
Marije6738/
Mojare6738/
Mareas6737/
Maareh6737/
Mijare6736/
Maeraj6734/
Maweri6734/
Mahury6733/
Musrri6733/
Mourei6732/
Maujarret6731/
Murgir6730/
Mayrie6729/
Marhee6728/
Mohure6728/
Matret6727/
Mareet6726/
Matrez6726/
Meurey6726/
Morrer6725/
Mauryo6725/
Muiere6725/
Marrha6724/
Mareez6724/
Moyrer6723/
Maares6722/
Masree6722/
Maerii6722/
Maarri6721/
Maarey6720/
Meurre6720/
Mourri6719/
Marrio6718/
Mattre6717/
Murhey6717/
Mourge6717/
Maehre6716/
Mawery6716/
Maress6716/
Morher6716/
Masret6716/
Muereh6716/
Meyare6715/
Meurri6715/
Mar'ie6715/
Moueri6715/
Mairei6715/
Marrée6715/
Mairee6715/
Marecz6714/
Muyare6714/
Marraa6714/
Mayire6714/
Marzee6714/
Murrio6713/
Matree6713/
Mayère6713/
Muread6712/
Marrit6711/
Mayres6711/
Maarep6711/
Mayret6711/
Marihe6711/
Marzei6711/
Murhed6711/
Mearea6711/
Murhej6711/
Maarej6711/
Maarry6710/
Muyeri6710/
Maytre6710/
Murair679/
Muorie679/
Marreh679/
Mourea679/
Moyare679/
Marraj679/
Maryor679/
Mahreh679/
Mearej679/
Mahjoureh678/
Mareat677/
Mautri677/
Mare'e677/
Mairea677/
Marhey676/
Maatre676/
Musrey676/
Mauraj676/
Mauryy676/
Marhei676/
Mhaura676/
Murhee676/
Murruy676/
Maarie676/
Mayury676/
Maared676/
Marred676/
Moureh676/
Moureï676/
Marrea675/
Mgauri675/
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Marior675/
Maiery675/
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Mujire675/
Masrea675/
Mureit675/
Maeryo675/
Matred675/
Maurui674/
Marrii674/
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Masrei674/
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Majery674/
Maretć674/
Marirh674/
'Marie674/
Matrei674/
Murriz674/
Mar'ey674/
Murroy673/
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Mauroa673/
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Mirear673/
Murirt673/
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Maryre673/
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Moutre673/
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Mariej671/
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Mgaeri671/
Mgarey671/
Mhutre671/
Morerr671/
Moreyr671/
Mourje671/
Mosrer671/
Mutrri671/
Murepp671/
Muriey671/
Murije671/
Murrir671/
Murrit671/
Muhrep671/
Muirhe671/
Mujrej671/
Mueray671/
Mueriy671/
Muerry671/
Mauruy671/
Mureet671/
Murreh671/
Mairir671/
Murrha671/
Marayr671/
Masrri671/
Maruir671/
Marzej671/
Maurih671/
Mauryt671/
Maurêt671/
Maereh671/
Maerio671/
Marjtr671/
Marrès671/
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Mareur671/
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Marhet671/
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Maired671/
Mahrze671/
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Mourhe671/
Muruir671/
Marrza671/
Matrea671/
Mmarre671/
Maeree671/
Mar'ee671/
Murhie670/
Mausry670/
Murrry670/
Myerer670/
Murrhe670/
Majres670/
Maritr670/
Muirry670/
Marryo670/
Muhree670/
Mahrry670/
Mearez670/
Muretz670/
Muehre670/
Murres670/

Maurer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maurer in the Tibetan language
མའུ་རར།ma'urar-
Maurer in the Russian language
Маурерmaurer-
Maurer in the Arabic language
موريرmwryr-

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Maurer Reference & Research

Maurer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Moore-Worldwide FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Maurer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Moore-Worldwide FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maurer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis