Brewer is a surname of English origin, meaning a person who brews beer. It has an alternative derivation from the old French bruière meaning "heath", either via Bruyère in Calvados or from residence at a heath in England. Notable people with the surname include:
A. Max Brewer (1923–1966), American politician
Aaron Brewer, several people
Aida Brewer (born 1955), American public official
Alan West Brewer (1915–2007), Canadian-English physicist and climatologist.
Albert Brewer (1928–2017), American politician, Governor of Alabama 1968–71
Alex Brewer, several people
Alexander Brewer (1906–1984), English cricketer and soldier
Alison Brewer, American ice hockey player
Allison Brewer (born 1954), Canadian social activist and politician
Andrew Brewer (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey coach
Annie Brewer (1874–1921), British nurse
Anthony Brewer, several people
Ashleigh Brewer (born 1990), Australian actress
Ashley Brewer (born 1991), American sports anchor and journalist
Ashley Maynard-Brewer (born 1999), Australian soccer player
The Brewer twins (Derek and Keith, born 1973), American models
Bert Brewer (1876–1946), British boxer
Bessie Marsh Brewer (1884–1952), Canadian-American printmaker, painter, sculptor and teacher
Betty Brewer (Virginia Luella Brewer, c.1920s–2006), American actress
Bill Brewer, British philosopher
Billy Brewer (1934–2018), American football coach
Billy Brewer (died 1914), English professional footballer
Brandon Brewer (born 1984), Canadian boxer
Brittany Brewer (born 1997), American basketball player
Brooke Brewer (1894–1970), American athlete
Bryan Brewer, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe 2012–2014
Cameron Brewer (born 1973), New Zealand politician
Carl Brewer (ice hockey) (1938–2001), Canadian ice hockey player
Carl Brewer (politician) (1957–2020), American politician, former mayor of Wichita, Kansas
Carlos Brewer (1890–1976), United States Army general
Carmelite Brewer Christie (1852–1931), American missionary
Caroline Brewer (born 1962), British field hockey player
Carson Brewer (1920–2003), American journalist
Catherine Brewer Benson (1822–1908), American pioneer of women's higher education
Chandler Brewer (born 1997), American football player
Charles Brewer, several people including:
Charles Brewer (businessman) (born 1958), American entrepreneur
Charley Brewer, several people
Charlotte Brewer (born 1956), British literary academic
Chester Brewer (1875–1953), American college sports coach
Chet Brewer (1907–1990), American baseball player
Chloe Brewer (born 2002). English cricketer
Chris Brewer (born 1962), American football player
Chris Brewer (poker player) (born 1993), American poker player
Christine Brewer (born 1955), American opera singer
C. J. Brewer (disambiguation), multiple people
Colten Brewer (born 1992), American baseball player
Conan Brewer (born 1982), Zimbabwean cricketer
Contessa Brewer (born 1974), American television journalist
Corey Brewer (born 1986), American basketball player
Corey Brewer (basketball, born 1975) (born 1975), American basketball player
Craig Brewer (born 1971), American film director
Cynthia Brewer (born 1960), American geographer
D'Angelo Brewer (born 1996), American football player
David Brewer (disambiguation), several people
Darnell Brewer, American politician
Denise Brewer (born 1966), American politician
Derek Brewer (1923–2008), Welsh medievalist
Derek Brewer (cricket administrator) (born 1958), British sports administrator
Dewell Brewer (born 1970), American football player
Doc Brewer, American racing driver
Don Brewer (born 1948), American drummer
Douglas Brewer (1925–2018), Welsh experimental physicist
Drake Brewer, ring name of Joe Doering (born 1982), American wrestler
E. Cobham Brewer (1810–1897), compiler of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Earl L. Brewer (1869–1942), American politician, Governor of Mississippi 1912–1916
Eddie Brewer (1919–2003), British conservationist
Elisabeth Brewer, American nurse and loyalist
Eric Brewer (ice hockey) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
Eric Brewer (scientist), American scientist
Evan Brewer (born 1981), American musician
Francis B. Brewer (1820–1892), American physician and politician
Frederick Mason Brewer (1903–1963), English inorganic chemist
Gage Brewer (1904–1985), American musician
Gail Brewer-Giorgio (1939–2025), American author
Gale Brewer (born 1951), American politician
Gardner Brewer (1806–1874), American merchant
Gary Brewer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjoist
Gary Brewer (politician), American politician
Gay Brewer (1932–2007), American golfer
G. C. Brewer (1884–1956), American leader of the Churches of Christ
Gene Brewer (born 1937), American science fiction author
George Brewer, several people including:
George Keefer Brewer (1914–1959), American actor (George Reeves)
Gil Brewer (1922–1983), American novelist
Gordon Brewer, Scottish journalist and broadcaster
Grady Brewer (born 1970), American boxer
Graeme Brewer (born 1958), Australian swimmer
Gregory Brewer (born 1951), American Episcopal bishop
Griffith Brewer (1867–1948), British aviator
Gunter Brewer (born 1964), American football coach
Gurley Brewer (1866–1919), American attorney, publisher, and political activist
Guy Brewer (1904–1978), American politician
Hannah Brewer (born 1993), Australian soccer player
Harper Brewer Jr. (born 1937), American politician
Heather Brewer-Segal (1931–2006), Bermudian-South African tennis player
Heinrich Brewer (1640–c.1713), German priest and historian
Henry William Brewer (1836–1903), British illustrator
Henry Charles Brewer (1866–1950), his son, British painter
Herbert Brewer (1865–1928), British composer
Holly Brewer (born 1964), legal historian
Ian Brewer (1936–2010), Australian rules footballer
Jack Brewer (disambiguation), several people
Jake Brewer (1981–2015), American political activist
Jamie Brewer, American actress and model
Jamison Brewer (born 1980), American basketball player
Jan Brewer (born 1944), Governor of Arizona, 2009–15
Jane Brewer (1924–2017), mayor of Cambridge, Ontario
James Brewer (disambiguation), several people including:
Jim Brewer (baseball) (1937–1987), American baseball player
Jeaffreson Vennor Brewer (1853–1924), English rugby union player
Jehoiada Brewer (1752?–1817), Welsh dissenting minister
Johanna Brewer, American software developer and academic ethnographer
John Brewer, several people including:
John Sherren Brewer (1810–1879), English historian
Johnny Brewer (1937–2011), American football player
Jon Brewer (born 1950), English film director
Jonathan Brewer (born 1987), American football coach
Jordan Brewer (born 1997), American baseball player
Josiah Brewer (1796–1872), American minister and author
Joyce Brewer (1915–2011), Australian cricketer
Jude Brewer (born 1985), American writer, actor, and producer
Judith Livers Brewer (born c.1949), American firefighter
Judson A. Brewer (born 1974), American psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author
Julia Hartley-Brewer (born 1968), British journalist
Katie Eyre Brewer, American politician
Ken Brewer (1941–2006), American poet
Kidd Brewer (1908–1991), American football player, coach and administrator
Leigh Brewer (1933–2013), New Zealand dancer and choreographer
Leigh Richmond Brewer (1839–1916), American Episcopal bishop
Leo Brewer (1919–2005), American physical chemist
Les Brewer (1922–2019), American businessman, founder of College of the Atlantic
Lindsay Brewer (born 1997), American model and racing driver
Lingg Brewer (born 1944), American politician and educator
Lloyd Brewer (1929–2003), Australian rules footballer
Lucy Brewer, literary pen-name of first woman Marine
Lynn Brewer, American businesswoman
Madeline Brewer (born 1992), American actress
Margaret A. Brewer (1930–2013), United States Marine Corps general
Maria E. Brewer, American diplomat
Marilyn Brewer (born 1937), American politician
Marilynn Brewer, American psychologist
Mark Brewer (disambiguation), several people
Martha Farmer Brewer (1928–2006), American political spouse, first lady of Alabama 1968–71
Maura Brewer, American performance artist
McKinley Brewer (1896–1955), American baseball player
Mel Brewer (1918–1977), American football player and coach
Mike Brewer (disambiguation), several people
Montie Brewer (born 1957), American businessman
Neil Brewer (British musician and songwriter)
Nick Brewer (born 1989), British rapper
Nicola Brewer (born 1957), British diplomat and academic administrator
Nicole Brewer (born 1983), American beauty queen
O. H. P. Brewer (died 1891), Cherokee politician
O. H. P. Brewer Jr. (1871–1951), Cherokee politician
Peggy Brewer Musgrave (1924–2017), British-American economist
Phil D. Brewer (1861–1932), American politician
Rebecca Brewer (born 1983), Canadian multi-disciplinary artist
Rhett Brewer, musician
Richard Brewer, several people including:
Richard B. Brewer (1951–2012), American businessman
Richard M. Brewer (Dick Brewer, 1850–1878), American cowboy
Rick Brewer, Canadian politician
R. J. Brewer, ring name of John Stagikas (born 1979), American professional wrestler
Robert Brewer (disambiguation), several people
Rod Brewer (born 1966), American baseball player
Ron Brewer (born 1955), American basketball player
Ron Brewer (Canadian football) (1937–2024), Canadian football player
Ron Brewer (politician) (1921–2003), Australian politician
Ronnie Brewer (born 1985), American basketball player
Rosalind Brewer (born 1962), American business executive and chemist
Ross Brewer (born 1953), Australian rules footballer
Ross Brewer (gymnast) (born 1979), British gymnast
Roy Brewer (1909–2006), American trade union leader
Ruth Brewer Eisenberg (1902–1996), American pianist
Ryan Brewer, American football player
Samuel Brewer (1670–1743), English botanist
Samuel Brewer (dissenter) (1724–1796), English dissenting clergyman
Sandra Brewer, Australian politician
Sarina Brewer, American artist
Scott Brewer, American politician and judge
Sean Brewer (born 1977), American football player
Shaft Brewer Jr. (born 1999), American soccer player
Sherwood Brewer (1923–2003), American baseball player and manager
Stella Brewer Brookes (1903–1993), American folklorist, writer and professor
Stephen Brewer (born 1948), American politician
Steve Brewer (born 1957), American fiction author
Talbot Brewer, American philosopher
Teresa Brewer (1931–2007), American singer
Thandi Brewer (died 2019), South African showrunner
Tina Williams Brewer, American artist
Thomas Brewer, several people including:
Thomas Mayo Brewer (1814–1880), American naturalist
Tom Brewer (1931–2018), American baseball player
Tim Brewer (born 1955), American NASCAR crew chief and analyst
Trevor Brewer (1930–2018), Welsh rugby union international player
Trey Brewer (born 1985), American bodybuilder
Vivion Brewer (1900–1991), American activist
William Brewer, several people including:
William D. Brewer (1922–2009), American ambassador
William Henry Brewer (1828–1910), American botanist
Willis Brewer (1844–1912), American politician
Wilmon Brewer (1895–1998), American classical scholar
Xavier Brewer (born 1990), American football player and coach
Zach Brewer (1979–2024), American racing driver