Kerr (surname)
Kerr 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.’ See Clan Kerr for the Scottish origins.
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- Alan Kerr, Canadian ice hockey player
- Alan Kerr (doctor), New Zealand surgeon
- Alex Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Alexander Kerr, English marine engineer on the Endurance
- Alexander Kerr (banker), Scottish banker
- Alexander Kerr (professor), the Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Music at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
- Alexander Robert Kerr, Royal Navy officer
- Alfred Kerr, German journalist, critic and writer
- Alice Forgy Kerr, American politician from Kentucky
- Allen Kerr (politician), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Amabel Kerr, British writer
- Andrew Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Angus W. Kerr, American politician
- Anita Kerr, American singer and arranger
- Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel, British diplomat
- Arthur Francis George Kerr, Irish medical doctor and botanist
- Austin Kerr, member of American rock band Set It Off
B
- Baine Kerr, American lawyer
- Barbara Kerr, Canadian equestrian
- Beatrice Kerr, Australian swimmer and diver
- Ben Kerr, Canadian broadcaster, and musician
- Bill Kerr, Australian actor
- Brian Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Bronwen Kerr, New Zealand architect
- Brook Kerr, American actress
C
- Charles Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Clark Kerr, American professor of economics, academic administrator
- Cristie Kerr, American golfer
D
- Daniel Kerr, Australian rules footballer
- Daniel Kerr (politician), American politician
- David Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Deborah Kerr, British film and television actress
- Deborah Kerr (canoeist), Scottish canoeist
- Dickey Kerr, American baseball player
- Don Kerr, Canadian musician and record producer
- Donald Kerr, American intelligence officer
- Donald Alexander Kerr, Anglican minister and educator in South Australia
- Donald Beviss Kerr, Australian poet
- Donald M. Kerr (conservationist), American biologist and museum founder
- Donald Kerr (lawyer), South Australian legal scholar and author
- Douglas Kerr, British writer and literary academic
- Duncan Kerr, Australian judge
E
- Edward Kerr, American actor
- Elizabeth Kerr, American actress
- Eloína Kerr, Cuban runner
- Estelle Muriel Kerr, Canadian painter, illustrator and writer
F
- Fergus Kerr, Scottish Roman Catholic priest and scholar
- Francis Hannah Kerr, known as Frankie Venom, Scottish-Canadian lead singer with Teenage Head
- Frank John Kerr, Australian astronomer and physicist
- Frank Kerr (footballer)
- Frederick Kerr, English actor
G
- Gavin Kerr, British rugby union footballer
- George Kerr (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gordon Kerr (disambiguation), multiple people
- Graham Kerr, British cooking personality
- Greg Kerr, Canadian politician
H
- Sir Hamilton Kerr, 1st Baronet, British politician
- Hamish Kerr, New Zealand high jumper
- Hugh Kerr, Scottish politician and social policy expert
I
- Ian Mackenzie-Kerr, British book designer
- Imp Kerr, Swedish-French artist
J
- Jack Kerr (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- Jack Kerr (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- James/Jim Kerr, several people
- Jane Kerr, Canadian competitive swimmer
- Jasper Kerr, Scottish footballer
- Jean Kerr, American author and playwright
- Jerry Kerr, Scottish footballer
- John Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Johnny Kerr, American basketball player, coach, executive, and broadcaster
- Josiah Kerr, American politician
- Joseph Kerr, American politician
- Joseph Kerr (Canadian politician), merchant and politician from Ontario
- Joseph Kerr (Wisconsin politician), American politician
- Josh Kerr (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Josh Kerr (runner), British middle-distance runner
- Judith Kerr, German-born British writer and illustrator
K
- Katharine Kerr, American science fiction and fantasy novelist
- Kevin Kerr (disambiguation), several people
M
- Malcolm H. Kerr, American academic
- Malcolm Kerr (politician), Australian politician
- Mark Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Martin Kerr, American neo-Nazi, commander of the New Order
- M. E. Kerr, a pseudonym used by Marijane Meaker, American novelist and short story writer
- Mel Kerr, Canadian baseball player
- Michael Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Miranda Kerr, Australian model
N
- Nancy Kerr, English folk musician
- Nancy Kerr, Canadian curler
- Nick Kerr, American basketball coach
- Norman Kerr, Scottish physician and social reformer
O
- Orin Kerr, American lawyer and scholar
P
- Patrick Kerr, American actor
- Paul Kerr, English footballer
- Peg Kerr, American fantasy genre author
- Peter Kerr (disambiguation)
- Philip Kerr, British author
- Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian, British politician, diplomat, and newspaper editor
R
- Ralph Kerr, British Royal Navy captain of HMS Hood
- Ray Kerr, American baseball player
- Robbie Kerr (racing driver), British race car driver
- Robbie Kerr (Australian cricketer), Australian cricket player
- Robert Kerr (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Kerr, New Zealand businessman
- Roger Kerr (footballer), India-born Australian rules footballer
- Ronan Kerr, murdered Northern Irish police constable
- Ronnie Kerr, American actor
- Rowan Rait Kerr, Irish cricketer and administrator
- Roy Kerr, New Zealand mathematician
S
- Samantha Kerr, Australian soccer player
- Samantha Kerr, Scottish football player
- Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian, British diplomat and politician
- Scott Kerr, English footballer
- Shelley Kerr, Scottish footballer and football manager
- Sinead Kerr, Scottish ice dancer
- Sophie Kerr, American writer
- Stanley Kerr, American humanitarian, clinical biochemist and educator
- Stephen Kerr, British politician
- Stephen Kerr, Scottish professional wrestler known as Stevie Boy
- Steve Kerr, American basketball player, broadcaster, executive, and coach
- Stu Kerr, American television personality
T
- Taylor Kerr (rugby league), English rugby league player
- Thomas Kerr (Scottish politician), Scottish politician
- Tim Kerr, Canadian professional ice hockey player
V
- Vernon Kerr, American politician
W
- Lord Walter Kerr, Scottish officer in the British Royal Navy
- Walter Kerr, American writer and theater critic
- Warwick Estevam Kerr, Brazilian agricultural engineer, geneticist, entomologist, and professor
- Wayne Kerr, Irish rugby league player
- William Kerr (disambiguation), numerous people
- William Alexander Kerr, Scottish lieutenant in the 24th Bombay Native Infantry
- William G. Kerr, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1853
- William Johnson Kerr, Canadian military and political leader
- W. Rolfe Kerr, American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints