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Kerr
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kerr kërr kę́rr
English
Etymology
As an English and Scottish topographic surname for someone who lived by a patch of wet ground overgrown with brushwood, from en enm kerr brushwood, possibly related to Irish Gaelic ga ceàrr left-handed and/or en non kjarr.
As an en ga - surname, variant of en Carr.
As a en de - surname, Americanized from en Kehr.
As a en gd - surname, from gd mac gd gille gd chéir son of the dusky laid, from gd ciar black.
Pronunciation
en /kɜː/ /kɛə/ UK
en /kɛɹ/ US
en ɛə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ) 1
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en twp co/Champaign County s/Illinois c/USA.
en CDP co/Lake County s/Montana c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Gallia County s/Ohio c/USA.
Derived terms
en Kerr County Kerr geometry Kerr metric Kerr vacuum Kerrville Kerr effect Kerr black hole Kerr-Newman black hole Kerr cell magneto-optic Kerr effect Kerrs Creek
Translations
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 克爾
French: fr Kerr
Russian: ru Керр m
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
en surnames from Middle English surnames from Old Norse