Auer ("from the meadow" in German, "haze" in Finnish) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alois Auer (1813–1869), Austrian printer, inventor and botanical illustratorAugie Auer (1940–2007), New Zealand atmospheric scientist and meteorologistBarbara Auer (born 1959), German actressBenjamin Auer (born 1981), German soccer playerChristian Auer (born 1966), Austrian skeleton racerDoris Auer (born 1971), Austrian pole vaulterEdward Auer (born 1941), American classical pianistFlorence Auer (1880–1962), American theater and motion picture actress whose career spanned more than five decadesFritz Auer (born 1933), German architectGerhard Auer (born 1943), German rowerGregory M. Auer (1937–1993), American art-director, screenwriter and cameramanHans Auer (1847–1906), Swiss-Austrian architectHowie Auer (1908–1985), American football playerHubert Auer (born 1981), Austrian footballerIlmari Auer (1879–1965), Finnish politician and farmerJoe Auer (born 1941), American football running backJohann Paul Auer (1636–1687)John Auer (1875–1948), American physiologistJohn F. Auer (1866–1951), sailor in the United States NavyJon Auer (born 1969), American musicianJudith Auer (1905–1944), resistance fighter against the Nazi régime in GermanyLeopold Auer (1845–1930), Hungarian violinist and conductorMartin Auer (born 1951), Austrian writerMartin S. Auer (1918–1991), New York state senatorMatthew Auer, Dean of the Hutton Honors College at Indiana University in Bloomington, IndianaMichael E. Auer (born 1948), German computer scientistMischa Auer (1905–1957), Russian actor and the grandson of Leopold AuerMonika Auer (born 1957), Italian lugerRon Auer (born 1950), American politicianVäinö Auer (1895-1981), Finnish geologist and geographerVictor Auer (born 1937), sports shooter