In Croatia, Maurer families are generally Croats (from Slatina ), very rarely Serbs, and barely Germans. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina and Slavonski Brod.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Maurer live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and four other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (10), Zagreb (<10), Slatina (<10), Karlovac (<5), and in Ilova (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Maurer is present in 81 countries worldwide. The family name "Maurer " is used by some 50000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 6000 people in Brazil. "Mauerer " is used by some 1000 people in Germany , about 50 in Austria , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
