Kerr (family name)
Kerr is a family name of Scottish origin that occurs predominantly in the English-speaking world .
Origin and meaning
Kerr was originally a name of origin and is derived from the Scottish kerr meaning "rough wet ground".
Name bearer
A.
- Alfred Kerr (1867–1948), German writer, theater critic and journalist
- Ally Kerr , British singer-songwriter
- Alphonse Kerr (1808–1890), French writer
- Andrew Kerr (cultural manager) (1933–2014), British festival founder
- Andrew Kerr (water polo player) (born 1954), Australian water polo player, Olympian 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988
- Andrew England Kerr (born 1958), British politician, MEP
- Andy Kerr (coach) (1878-1969), American football, basketball, and track and field coach
- Andy Kerr (soccer player) (1931–1997), Scottish soccer player
- Andy Kerr (politician, 1962) (born 1962), Scottish politician
- Andy Kerr (politician, 1968) (* 1968), American politician
- Aneka Kerr (* 1981), New Zealand basketball player
- Angie Kerr (* 1985), American soccer player
- Anita Kerr (* 1927), American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist and music producer
- Annette Kerr (1920–2013), British actress
- Anthony Kerr (* 1965), British vibraphonist and composer
- Archibald Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel (1882–1951), British diplomat
B.
- Bill Kerr († 2014), South African-Australian actor and comedian
- Billy Kerr (1945–2012), Irish cyclist
- Bob Kerr (* 1940), British jazz musician and musical comedian
- Brian Kerr (born 1953), Irish football coach
- Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore (born 1948), British judge
- Brooks Kerr (1951-2018), American jazz pianist
C.
- Calum Kerr (* 1972), Scottish politician
- Cammy Kerr (born 1995), Scottish football player
- Charlotte Kerr (1927–2011), German actress and director
- Clyde Kerr (1943-2010), American jazz trumpeter
- Cristie Kerr (* 1977), American golfer
D.
- Daniel Kerr (politician) (1836–1916), American politician
- Daniel Kerr (American football player) (born 1983), Australian football player
- Danny Kerr (1915– ??), Scottish football player
- Dave Kerr (1910–1978), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Deborah Kerr (1921-2007), British actress
- Donald Kerr (* 1939), American physicist and manager
- Duwayne Kerr (born 1987), Jamaican soccer player
E.
- Errol Kerr (* 1986), Jamaican freestyle skier
F.
- Frank John Kerr (1918-2000), Australian astronomer
- Fraser Kerr (born 1993), Scottish football player
- Frederick Kerr (1858–1933), British theater and film actor
- Fritz Kerr (1892–1974), Austrian football player and coach
G
- George Kerr (Judoka) (born 1937), Scottish judoka
- George Kerr (track and field athlete) (1937–2012), Jamaican track and field athlete
- George Kerr (soccer player) (born 1943), Scottish soccer player and coach
- George H. Kerr (1911–1992), American diplomat and author
- George Kerr (tennis teacher) , worked in Germany until 1910.
- Godfrey Kerr (* 1942), Irish-American DJ
H
- Harry Kerr (track and field athlete) (1879–1951), New Zealand track and field athlete
- Harry Kerr (marksman) (1856-1936), Canadian marksman
J
- James Kerr (Politician, 1790) (1790–1850) American officer and politician (Texas)
- James Kerr (Politician, 1851) (1851-1908), American (Pennsylvania) politician
- James Kerr (fencer) (born 1940), fencer from the US Virgin Islands
- James Kirkpatrick Kerr (1841-1916), Canadian politician
- James Reid Kerr (1883–1963), Scottish rugby and cricketer
- Jason Kerr , New Zealand-German neurobiologist
- Jean Kerr (1923–2003), American writer
- Jim Kerr ( James Kerr ; * 1959), Scottish musician
- Jimmy Kerr (football coach) ( James Kerr ; 1881-1933), Scottish football coach
- Jimmy Kerr (rugby player) ( James Mitchell Kerr ; 1910–1998), Scottish rugby player
- Jimmy Kerr (soccer player, 1919) ( James Kerr ; 1919-2001), Scottish soccer player
- Jimmy Kerr (football player, 1932) ( James Kerr ; 1932–1994), English football player
- Jimmy Kerr (soccer player, 1949) ( James Peter Kerr ; * 1949), Scottish soccer player
- John Kerr (politician) (1782–1842), American politician (Virginia)
- John Kerr (physicist) (1824–1907), Scottish physicist
- John Kerr (actor) (1931-2013), American actor
- John Kerr (soccer player, 1943) (1943-2011), Canadian soccer player
- John Kerr (musician) (born 1948), English musician
- John Kerr (psychoanalyst) (born 1950), American psychoanalyst
- John Kerr (sailor) (born 1951), Canadian sailor
- John Kerr (soccer player, 1959) (1959-2006), English soccer player
- John Kerr (soccer player, 1965) (born 1965), American soccer player
- John Kerr (figure skater) (born 1980), Scottish figure skater
- John Kerr Junior (1811–1879), American politician
- John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard (born 1942), British diplomat and politician
- John Bozman Kerr (1809–1878), American politician
- John FR Kerr (born 1934), Australian pathologist
- John Graham Kerr (1869-1957), English embryologist
- John H. Kerr (1873–1958), American politician
- John Leeds Kerr (1780–1844), American politician
- John Robert Kerr (1914–1991), Australian lawyer and politician
- Johnny Kerr (1932–2009), American basketball player, coach and commentator
- Jordan Kerr (born 1979), Australian tennis player
- Joseph Kerr (1765–1837), American politician
- Josh Kerr (born 1997), British athlete
- Josiah Kerr (1861–1920), American politician
- Judith Kerr (1923–2019), British writer and illustrator
- Julia Kerr (1898–1965), German composer
- Justin Kerr (* 1979), New Zealand cyclist
K
- Katharine Kerr (* 1944), American author
- Kevin Kerr (ice hockey player, 1967) (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Kevin Kerr (soccer player) (born 1989), Scottish soccer player
- Kevin Kerr (ice hockey player, 1996) (born 1996), American ice hockey player
- Kristen Kerr (* 1974), American actress
M.
- Malcolm Kerr (political scientist) (1931–1984), American political scientist
- Malcolm Kerr (snooker player) , Scottish snooker player
- Mark Kerr (General) (1676–1752), British general
- Mark Kerr (Officer) (1864–1944), British Air Force and Navy officer
- Mark Kerr (wrestler) (* 1968), American wrestler and martial artist
- Mavis Kerr (1919-2005), New Zealand badminton player
- Michael Kerr (lawyer) (1921-2002), British lawyer and author
- Michael C. Kerr (1827–1876), American politician
- Miranda Kerr (* 1983), Australian photo model
N
- Neil Kerr (1871-1901), Scottish football player
O
- Orin Kerr , American lawyer
P
- Paul Francis Kerr (1897–1981), American mineralogist
- Peter Kerr (architect) (1820–1912), Australian architect of Scottish descent
- Peter Kerr (soccer player) (1891-1969), Scottish soccer player
- Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian (1922-2004), British politician
- Peter Kerr (Sports Official) , Australian water polo player and official
- Peter Kerr (triathlete) (* 1988), Australian triathlete
- Philip Kerr (1956-2018), British writer
- Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882–1940), British politician, journalist and diplomat
R.
- Richard Kerr (* 1952), Canadian filmmaker
- Robbie Kerr (* 1979), British racing car driver
- Robert Kerr (author) (1755-1813) Scottish author, translator, and zoologist
- Robert Kerr (track and field athlete) (1882–1963), Canadian sprinter
- Robert Kerr (Entrepreneur) (1929-2010), Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder of IMAX
- Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian (1636–1703), Scottish nobleman and politician
- Robert S. Kerr (1896–1963), American politician
- Robert S. Kerr III , American politician
- Roy Kerr (* 1934), New Zealand mathematician
S.
- Samantha Kerr (* 1993), Australian soccer player
- Shelley Kerr (* 1969), Scottish football player and coach
- Sinead Kerr (born 1978), British figure skater
- Steve Kerr (born 1965), American basketball player and coach
T
- Thomas Kerr (Major General) († 1637), Swedish Major General
- Thomas Kerr (Governor) (1818–1907), Governor of the Falkland Islands
- Thomas Kerr (Illustrator) (* 1962), Canadian illustrator
- Thomas H. Kerr senior , American composer, conductor, pianist and violinist
- Thomas H. Kerr junior (1915–1988), American composer and music teacher
- Tim Kerr (* 1960), Canadian ice hockey player and official
- Trudy Kerr (* 1963), Australian jazz singer
W.
- Walter Craig Kerr (1858-1910), American entrepreneur
- Lord Walter Kerr (1839–1927), British naval admiral and First Sea Lord
- Warwick Kerr (1922–2018), Brazilian agricultural engineer, geneticist, and entomologist
- William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian († 1722), British nobleman, officer and politician
- William Kerr (poet) (around 1880– ??), English poet
- William Kerr (actor) (born 1922), Australian actor
- William Kerr (1945-2012), Irish cyclist, see Billy Kerr
- William Kerr (badminton) (born around 1950), South African badminton player
- William Kerr (film editor) (* around 1960), American film editor
- Winfield S. Kerr (1852-1917), American politician