# Kerr (surname)

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.’ See Clan Kerr for the Scottish origins.
Notable people with the surname include:
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* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
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* M
* N
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* R
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## A

* Alan Kerr (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
* Alex Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Alexander Kerr (1892–1964), English marine engineer on the Endurance
* Alexander Kerr (banker) (1838–1909), Scottish banker
* Alexander Kerr (professor), the Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Music at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
* Alexander Robert Kerr (1770–1831), Royal Navy officer
* Alfred Kerr (1867–1948), German journalist, critic and writer
* Alice Forgy Kerr (born 1954), American politician from Kentucky
* Allen Kerr (politician) (born 1956), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
* Amabel Kerr (1846–1906), British writer
* Andrew Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Angus W. Kerr (1873–1927), American politician
* Anita Kerr (1927–2022), American singer and arranger
* Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel (1882–1951), British diplomat
* Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942), Irish medical doctor and botanist
* Austin Kerr (born 1989), member of American rock band Set It Off

## B

* Baine Kerr (1919–2008), American lawyer
* Barbara Kerr, Canadian equestrian
* Beatrice Kerr (1887–1971), Australian swimmer and diver
* Benjamin Kerr (1977-), American Instructor and Historian
* Ben Kerr (1930–2005), Canadian broadcaster, and musician
* Bill Kerr (1922–2014), Australian actor
* Brian Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Bronwen Kerr, New Zealand architect
* Brook Kerr (born 1973), American actress

## C

* Charles Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Clark Kerr (1911–2003), American professor of economics, academic administrator (first Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley)
* Cristie Kerr (born 1977), American golfer

## D

* Daniel Kerr (born 1983), Australian rules footballer (son of Australian rules footballer Roger Kerr and brother of Samantha "Sam" Kerr)
* Daniel Kerr (politician) (1836–1916), American politician
* David Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Deborah Kerr (1921–2007), British film and television actress
* Deborah Kerr (canoeist) (born 1997), Scottish canoeist
* Dickey Kerr (1893–1963), American baseball player
* Don Kerr, Canadian musician and record producer
* Donald Kerr (born 1939), American intelligence officer
* Donald Alexander Kerr (1859–1919), Anglican minister and educator in South Australia
* Donald Beviss Kerr (1919–1942), Australian poet
* Donald M. Kerr (conservationist) (1946–2015), American biologist and museum founder
* Donald Kerr (lawyer) (1893–1928), South Australian legal scholar and author
* Douglas Kerr (born 1951), British writer and literary academic
* Duncan Kerr (born 1952), Australian judge

## E

* Edward Kerr (born 1966), American actor
* Elizabeth Kerr, American actress
* Eloína Kerr (born 1959), Cuban runner
* Estelle Muriel Kerr (1879–1971), Canadian painter, illustrator and writer

## F

* Fergus Kerr (born 1931), Scottish Roman Catholic priest and scholar
* Francis Hannah Kerr (1956–2008), known as Frankie Venom, Scottish-Canadian lead singer with Teenage Head
* Frank John Kerr (1918–2000), Australian astronomer and physicist
* Frank Kerr (footballer) (1889–1977)
* Frederick Kerr (1858–1933), English actor

## G

* Gavin Kerr (born 1977), British rugby union footballer
* George Kerr (disambiguation), multiple people
* Gordon Kerr (disambiguation), multiple people
* Graham Kerr (born 1934), British cooking personality
* Greg Kerr (born 1947), Canadian politician

## H

* Sir Hamilton Kerr, 1st Baronet (1903–1974), British politician
* Hamish Kerr (born 1996), New Zealand high jumper
* Hugh Kerr (born 1944), Scottish politician and social policy expert

## I

* Ian Mackenzie-Kerr (1929–2005), British book designer
* Imp Kerr (born 1980), Swedish-French artist

## J

* Jack Kerr (cricketer) (1910–2007), New Zealand cricketer
* Jack Kerr (ice hockey) (1863–1933), Canadian ice hockey player
* James/Jim Kerr, several people
* Jane Kerr (born 1968), Canadian competitive swimmer
* Jasper Kerr (1898–1986), Scottish footballer
* Jean Kerr (1922–2003), American author and playwright
* Jerry Kerr (1912–1999), Scottish footballer
* John Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Johnny Kerr (1932–2009), American basketball player, coach, executive, and broadcaster
* Josiah Kerr (1861–1920), American politician
* Joseph Kerr (1765–1837), American politician
* Joseph Kerr (Canadian politician) (died 1902), merchant and politician from Ontario
* Joseph Kerr (Wisconsin politician) (died 1855), American politician
* Josh Kerr (rugby league) (born 1996), Australian rugby league player
* Josh Kerr (runner) (born 1997), British middle-distance runner
* Judith Kerr (1923–2019), German-born British writer and illustrator

## K

* Katharine Kerr (born 1944), American science fiction and fantasy novelist
* Kevin Kerr (disambiguation), several people

## M

* Malcolm H. Kerr (1931–1984), American academic (see also his father Stanley Kerr and son Steve Kerr)
* Malcolm Kerr (politician) (born 1950), Australian politician
* Mark Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Martin Kerr, American neo-Nazi, commander of the New Order of the American Nazi Party
* M.E. Kerr, a pseudonym used by Marijane Meaker (1927–2022), American novelist and short story writer
* Mel Kerr (1903–1980), Canadian baseball player
* Michael Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Miranda Kerr (born 1983), Australian model

## N

* Nancy Kerr (born 1975), English folk musician
* Nancy Kerr (born 1947), Canadian curler
* Norman Kerr (born 1834), Scottish physician and social reformer

## O

* Orin Kerr (born 1971), American lawyer and scholar

## P

* Patrick Kerr (born 1956), American actor
* Paul Kerr (born 1964), English footballer
* Peg Kerr, American fantasy genre author
* Peter Kerr (disambiguation)
* Philip Kerr (1953–2018), British author
* Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882–1940), British politician, diplomat, and newspaper editor

## R

* Ralph Kerr (1891–1941), British Royal Navy captain of HMS Hood
* Ray Kerr (born 1994), American baseball player
* Robbie Kerr (racing driver) (born 1971), British race car driver
* Robbie Kerr (Australian cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricket player
* Robert Kerr (disambiguation), several people
* Roger Kerr (1945–2011), New Zealand businessman
* Roger Kerr (footballer) (born 1960), India-born Australian rules footballer (father of Daniel and Sam Kerr)
* Ronan Kerr (?–2011), murdered Northern Irish police constable
* Ronnie Kerr (born 1974), American actor
* Rowan Rait Kerr (1891–1961), Irish cricketer and administrator
* Roy Kerr (born 1934), New Zealand mathematician

## S

* Samantha Kerr (born 1993), Australian soccer player (respectively the daughter and sister of footballers Roger Kerr and Daniel Kerr)
* Samantha Kerr (born 1999), Scottish football player
* Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian (1833–1900), British diplomat and politician
* Scott Kerr (born 1981), English footballer
* Shelley Kerr (born 1969), Scottish footballer and football manager
* Sinead Kerr (born 1978), Scottish ice dancer
* Sophie Kerr (1880–1965), American writer
* Stanley Kerr (1894–1976), American humanitarian, clinical biochemist and educator (father of academic Malcolm Kerr and grandfather of Steve Kerr)
* Stephen Kerr (born 1960), British politician
* Stephen Kerr (born 1992), Scottish professional wrestler known as Stevie Boy
* Steve Kerr (born 1965), American basketball player, broadcaster, executive, and coach (son of academic Malcolm Kerr and grandson of Stanley Kerr)
* Stu Kerr (1928–1994), American television personality

## T

* Tim Kerr (born 1960), Canadian professional ice hockey player

## V

* Vernon Kerr (1928–2020), American politician

## W

* Lord Walter Kerr (1839–1927), Scottish officer in the British Royal Navy
* Walter Kerr (1913–1996), American writer and theater critic
* Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922–2018), Brazilian agricultural engineer, geneticist, entomologist, and professor
* Wayne Kerr (born 1985), Irish rugby league player
* William Kerr (disambiguation), numerous people
* William Alexander Kerr (1831–1919), Scottish lieutenant in the 24th Bombay Native Infantry
* William G. Kerr, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1853
* William Johnson Kerr (1787–1845), Canadian military and political leader
* W. Rolfe Kerr (born 1935), American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints