Maurer is a German surname, translating in English to "bricklayer" or "wall builder." Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Henry Maurer (1868–1932), American artist
Angela Maurer (born 1975), German long-distance swimmer
Chris Maurer (born 1984), former bassist of ska band Suburban Legends
David Maurer (1906–1981), author of The Big Con
Georg Ludwig von Maurer (1790–1872), German statesman and historian
Konrad von Maurer (1823–1902), German legal historian and collector of Old Norse folklore
Georg Maurer (1907–1971), German poet, essayist, and translator
Gordon Bostwick Maurer (1899–1938), American physician
Hans A. Maurer (1913-2009), German-born American physicist and inventor
Hermann Maurer (born 1941), Austrian computer scientist
Ingo Maurer (born 1932), German lighting designer
Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1902–2000), Romanian politician
John Maurer (born 1964), American punk musician
John J. Maurer, American politician
José Maurer (1906–1968), Argentine actor of Jewish ancestry
Linus Maurer (1926–2016), American cartoonist
Louis Maurer (1832–1932), German-born American lithographer
Ludwig Maurer (1859–1927), German mathematician
Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (1789–1878), German composer, conductor, and violinist
Mario Maurer (born 1988), Thai actor of German and Chinese lineage
Mike Maurer (born 1975), Canadian football player
Norman Maurer (1926–1986) American writer, director and producer of films and TV shows
Reiner Maurer (b. 1960), German footballer and football manager
Robert D. Maurer, scientist and expert in fibre optics
Tim Maurer (born 1980), former lead singer of ska band Suburban Legends
Traudl Maurer (b. 1961), German ski mountaineer
Ueli Maurer (cryptographer) (born 1960), Swiss Professor of computer science (information security and cryptography)
Ueli Maurer (born 1950), Swiss politician