Maurer

Borrowed from German Maurer.

Maurer (countable and uncountable, plural Maurers)

1. A surname from German.
2. A neighbourhood of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Former name: Barber.

• Maurertown

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maurer is the 1729^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20707 individuals. Maurer is most common among White (95.9%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maurer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 538.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ʁɐ/

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From Middle High German mūrære, from Old High German mūrāri. By surface analysis, Mauer (“wall”) +‎ -er.

Maurer m (strong, genitive Maurers, plural Maurer, feminine Maurerin)

1. bricklayer, mason (craftsperson who builds in stone; male or unspecified sex)

• Distinguish between Maurer in the above sense and Steinmetz (“craftsperson who prepares/dresses stone”).

• Mäurer, Meurer (obsolete)

• Maurerdekolleté
• pünktlich wie die Maurer

Maurer m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Maurers or (with an article) Maurer, plural Maurers or Maurer)

1. a surname

From the placename + -er.

Maurer m (strong, genitive Maurers, plural Maurer, feminine Maurerin)

1. An inhabitant of Mauren (e.g. Liechtenstein).
2. An inhabitant of Mauer (e.g. Vienna, Austria).

• The form of the word depends on the place in question. For example, Mauren in Swabia makes Maurener, while Mauer in Baden makes Mauermer.

• “Maurer” in Duden online
• “Maurer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊ̯rɐ/

Maurer m (plural Maurer, feminine Maurin)

1. mason

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Borrowed from German Maurer.

Maurer m (genitive/dative lui Maurer)

1. a surname from German

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică