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Kerr (surname)

Kerr /kɛər/ ⓘ is an English and Scottish surname with multiple possible origins.

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

It is possible that the surname Kerr comes from Brittonic roots, stemming from the Cumbric word caer (sometimes written as ker), meaning fortress or stronghold.[1][2]

It may also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or swampy woodland, taken from the Middle English kerr means ‘brushwood wet ground.’[3] See Clan Kerr for the Scottish origins.

Notable people with the surname include:

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  • Nancy Kerr (born 1975), English folk musician
  • Nancy Kerr (born 1947), Canadian curler
  • Nick Kerr (born 1992), American basketball coach
  • Norman Kerr (1834–1899), Scottish physician and social reformer

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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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  1. ↑ Harrison, Henry; Harrison, Gyda-Pulling (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Vol. 1 and 2. London: Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 248. ISBN 9780806301716.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  2. ↑ Veitch, John (1878). The history and poetry of the Scottish Border : their main features and relations : volume 1 (New and enlarged ed.). Repressed Publishing LLC. pp. 95–178. ISBN 9781462238941. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ 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'
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