Kerner (surname)
Kerner is an occupational surname of German and Jewish origin. There are various possible derivations, including as a name for a farmer or a nickname for a small person, from a Middle High German kerne ; German Kern or Yiddish kern, among others. Middle English kerner is a variant of cherner. It may also derive from "carter" or "carrier", from the German word kerenere. The name was found in Bavaria, Germany, in the medieval period.
People with the surname include:
Literature
- Charlotte Kerner, biographer and science-fiction writer
- Elizabeth Kerner, fantasy author
- Justinus Kerner, a German lyric poet of the Swabian school
Politics
- Johann Georg Kerner, political journalist, critical chronicler of the French revolution, brother of Justinus Kerner
- Otto Kerner, Jr., Illinois Governor and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Otto Kerner, Sr., an Illinois Attorney General and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Entertainment and media
- Nena, German singer who became famous with the New German Wave songs "Nur geträumt" and "99 Luftballons"
- Jordan Kerner, film producer
- Johannes B. Kerner,, German television broadcaster
Sports
- Jonathan Kerner, American basketball player
- Marlon Kerner, American football player
Science and mathematics
- Boris Kerner,, German physicist
- Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Austrian botanist
Other fields
- Ian Kerner, American sex counselor