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.’ People with the given name Kerr include:
Kerr Avon, fictional character from Blakes 7 Kerr Eby (1890–1946), American illustrator Kerr Grant (1878–1967), Australian physicist Kerr Kriisa (born 2001), Estonian basketball player Kerr Neilson, Australian funds manager W. Kerr Scott (1896–1958), North Carolina governor and US senator Kerr Smith (born 1972), American actor Kerr Smith (footballer) (born 2004), Scottish footballer
See also Clan Kerr, origins of the name Kerr (surname)
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