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 artistAngela Maurer (born 1975), German long-distance swimmerChris Maurer (born 1984), former bassist of ska band Suburban LegendsDavid Maurer (1906–1981), author of The Big ConGeorg Ludwig von Maurer (1790–1872), German statesman and historianKonrad von Maurer (1823–1902), German legal historian and collector of Old Norse folkloreGeorg Maurer (1907–1971), German poet, essayist, and translatorGordon Bostwick Maurer (1899–1938), American physicianHans A. Maurer (1913-2009), German-born American physicist and inventorHermann Maurer (born 1941), Austrian computer scientistIngo Maurer (born 1932), German lighting designerIon Gheorghe Maurer (1902–2000), Romanian politicianJohn Maurer (born 1964), American punk musicianJohn J. Maurer, American politicianJosé Maurer (1906–1968), Argentine actor of Jewish ancestryLinus Maurer (1926–2016), American cartoonistLouis Maurer (1832–1932), German-born American lithographerLudwig Maurer (1859–1927), German mathematicianLudwig Wilhelm Maurer (1789–1878), German composer, conductor, and violinistMario Maurer (born 1988), Thai actor of German and Chinese lineageMike Maurer (born 1975), Canadian football playerNorman Maurer (1926–1986) American writer, director and producer of films and TV showsReiner Maurer (b. 1960), German footballer and football managerRobert D. Maurer, scientist and expert in fibre opticsTim Maurer (born 1980), former lead singer of ska band Suburban LegendsTraudl Maurer (b. 1961), German ski mountaineerUeli Maurer (cryptographer) (born 1960), Swiss Professor of computer science (information security and cryptography)Ueli Maurer (born 1950), Swiss politician