Kerr (surname)

Kerr
Pronunciation	cerr, care, cur or carr
Origin
Region of origin	England, Scotland

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:

^ 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'

[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'

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Origin
Pronunciation	cerr, care, cur or carr
Region of origin	England, Scotland