LAUER :
German, 1) occupatinal name designating a craftsman who tanned leather; 2) often confused with the patronymic derived from LAUE ‘lion’; 3) sometimes designated the man who formerly lived in LAU or LAUE in Germany.
What’s In Your Name – Dictionary of Last Names
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Unsurprisingly my last name isn’t in there.