The Mauer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,292 people carried this name — #9,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 89,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,169 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 175 people named Mauer.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
146 people named Mauer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 186 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 100 people named Mauer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 35 people named Mauer live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Mauer live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Mauer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thomas Mauer 1536–1575 · writer
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Valentin Mauer 1775–1857 · politician
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Rudolf Mauer 1845–1905 · copper engraver
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August Mauer 1862– · teacher
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Fred Mauer 1862–1922 · baseball player
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Kristian Mauer 1863–1891 · writer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mauer.
- Matuszewski 1,293 · U.S. census
- Matysiak 207 · U.S. census
- Matz 5,143 · U.S. census
- Matzinger 369 · U.S. census
- Mau 3,042 · U.S. census
- Maud 106 · U.S. census
- Mauge 110 · U.S. census
- Mauger 1,236 · U.S. census
- Maugeri 580 · U.S. census
- Mauleon 335 · U.S. census
- Mauler 276 · U.S. census
- Maulin 104 · U.S. census
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