Kerr (surname)

Kerr /kɛər/ ⓘ is an English and Scottish surname, a topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or swampy woodland. Middle English kerr means ‘brushwood wet ground.’[1] See Clan Kerr for the Scottish origins.

Notable people with the surname include:

Kerr
Pronunciationcerr, care, cur or carr
Origin
Region of originEngland, Scotland

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  • Orin Kerr (born 1971), American lawyer and scholar

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  • Samantha Kerr (born 1993), Australian soccer player (respectively the daughter and sister of footballers Roger Kerr and Daniel Kerr)
  • Samantha Kerr (born 1999), Scottish football player
  • Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian (1833–1900), British diplomat and politician
  • Scott Kerr (born 1981), English footballer
  • Shelley Kerr (born 1969), Scottish footballer and football manager
  • Sinead Kerr (born 1978), Scottish ice dancer
  • Sophie Kerr (1880–1965), American writer
  • Stanley Kerr (1894–1976), American humanitarian, clinical biochemist and educator (father of academic Malcolm Kerr and grandfather of Steve Kerr)
  • Stephen Kerr (born 1960), British politician
  • Stephen Kerr (born 1992), Scottish professional wrestler known as Stevie Boy
  • Steve Kerr (born 1965), American basketball player, broadcaster, executive, and coach (son of academic Malcolm Kerr and grandson of Stanley Kerr)
  • Stu Kerr (1928–1994), American television personality

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  • Tim Kerr (born 1960), Canadian professional ice hockey player

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References

  1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.). 2022. English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or swampy woodland Middle English kerr 'brushwood wet ground'