When Rosina Helena Pauser was born on 12 November 1812, in Poischwitz, Jauer, Liegnitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany, her father, Johann Samuel Pauser, was 31 and her mother, Anna Rosina Wittwer, was 31.
Some characteristic forenames: German Ulrich, Alfons, Ewald.
South German: occupational name for a mouse-catcher, from Middle High German mūs ‘mouse’ + the agent suffix -er. This form of the surname is also found in Slovenia (see 2 below). Compare Mausser 1.
Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Mavsar and its rare variant Mavser: occupational name for a mouse-catcher, of German origin (see 1 above, compare Mausser ).
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