Bauer

Etymology

 * As a German and Jewish surname, from . Compare.
 * Also as a German and Jewish surname, from the obsolete noun, from.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Bauer is the 517th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 65,004 individuals. Bauer is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.

Etymology 1
From, , from , ,. All these forms ultimately descend from, itself from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) farmer
 * 2) peasant
 * 3)  boor, yokel, bumpkin
 * 4)  pawn
 * 5)  jack, knave
 * 1)  jack, knave

Usage notes

 * Bauer is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a clear tendency to be strong colloquially, so one will often hear dem Bauer instead of dem Bauern.

Descendants




Etymology 2
From, from.

Noun

 * 1)  birdcage

Etymology 3
From.

Noun

 * 1)  builder

Etymology
From, , from , ,.

Noun

 * 1) farmer
 * 2) pawn (chess piece)

Etymology
From, , from , ,.

Noun

 * 1) farmer