The Meurer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,804 people carried this name — #16,060 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 1,795 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Meurer surname
From German Meurer, a byform of Maurer (“bricklayer”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Meurer» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Meurer.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
40 people named Meurer live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 20 people named Meurer 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 City of Buenos Aires.
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 print
Meurer in American newspapers,
1929–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,447 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Meurer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ignatius Meurer 1586–1672 · printer -
Philipp Meurer d. 1607 · jurist
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Hieronymus Meurer d. 1660 · merchant
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Michael Meurer 1475–1537 · military personnel
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Wolfgang Meurer 1505–1663
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Noe Meurer 1525–1583 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Meurer.
- Metzler 6,657 · U.S. census
- Metzner 1,134 · U.S. census
- Meucci 374 · U.S. census
- Meuleman 101 · U.S. census
- Meulemans 453 · U.S. census
- Meunier 2,641 · U.S. census
- Meuret 271 · U.S. census
- Meurs 115 · U.S. census
- Meury 105 · U.S. census
- Meux 142 · U.S. census
- Mey 1,029 · U.S. census
- Meyer 150,895 · U.S. census
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