Kerr
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English
Etymology
- As an English and Scottish topographic surname for someone who lived by a patch of wet ground overgrown with brushwood, from Middle English kerr (“brushwood”), itself from Old Norse kjarr. Possibly influenced by Irish ceàrr (“left-handed”).
- As an Irish surname, variant of Carr.
- As a German surname, Americanized from Kehr.
- As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from mac gille chéir (“son of the dusky laid”), from ciar (“black”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kerr (countable and uncountable, plural Kerrs)
- A surname.
- A township in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
- A census-designated place in Lake County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kerr is the 771st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 44,711 individuals. Kerr is most common among White (86.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kerr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295.