Maser Family History
Maser Name Meaning
German: nickname for someone with boils or lumpy skin or perhaps for a hunchback from Middle High German maser ‘lump protuberance’. German: from Middle High German maser ‘maple-wood bowl’ (Old French masere of ancient Germanic origin) hence a metonymic occupational name for a wood-turner producing such ware. English: occupational name from Middle English maserer ‘maker of mazers or maple-wood bowls’ with simplification of -erer to -er. This surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland. English: variant of Macer . This form of the name is very rare in Britain and Ireland. German: variant of Maaser a pet form of Thomas .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022