Given name & surname

Hauer

“hewer, miner”

Hauer is a surname from German. It is used in English and German.

Original GermanHauert

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hauer goes back to German Hauer, meaning “hewer, miner.”

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Where it comes from

Hauer comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Hauer (“hewer, miner”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hauer’s family of names

In German usage, Hauer as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form HEWER. In German usage, Hauer as a surname has a related form in HAUERT. In German usage, Hauer as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Dutch form HOUWER.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 3

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