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When you hear the name 'Bauer' or 'Bower' verbalized, two predominant spellings come to mind.  However, in the days of early recordkeeping, these two surnames are found to be spelled in a myriad of ways since most record keepers wrote what they heard, and wrote phonetically.  Those variations are what prompts this page.  Many researchers studying the actual surnames given here may also find their ancestors under the Bauer/Bower spelling or even another variant shown below.

Though Bower and Bauer are the root names being researched at this site, both surnames also appear in many records (and at this site) under the forms of:

Additionally, don't forget to try out these spellings with an 's' at the end if you don't already see them given here.