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Kerr (given name)

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Kerr is traditionally 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.’[1] People with the given name Kerr include:

Kerr
Pronunciation/kɛər/
GenderMale
Origin
Region of originEngland, Scotland

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References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.). 2022. English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or swampy woodland Middle English kerr 'brushwood wet ground'