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:
Pronunciation | cerr, care, cur or carr |
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Region of origin | England, Scotland |
English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or swampy woodland Middle English kerr 'brushwood wet ground'