Brewer Family History
Brewer Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale from Middle English brewere ‘brewer’ (an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Compare Brewster . English (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere ) a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados France from Old French bruiere ‘heath’. Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Brouwer German Brauer or Breuer etc. all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022