Kerr /kɛər/ ^ⓘ is an English and Scottish surname, a topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or swampy woodland. The Middle English kerr means ‘brushwood wet ground.’ ^[1] See Clan Kerr for the Scottish origins.

Notable people with the surname include:

• 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

• Baine Kerr (1919–2008), American lawyer
• Barbara Kerr, Canadian equestrian
• Beatrice Kerr (1887–1971), Australian swimmer and diver
• 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

• 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

• 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

• Edward Kerr (born 1966), American actor
• Elizabeth Kerr, American actress
• Estelle Muriel Kerr (1879–1971), Canadian painter, illustrator and writer

• 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

• 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

• Sir Hamilton Kerr, 1st Baronet (1903–1974), British politician
• Hugh Kerr (born 1944), Scottish politician and social policy expert

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

• 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

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

• 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

• Nancy Kerr (born 1975), English folk musician
• Nancy Kerr (born 1947), Canadian curler

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• Vernon Kerr (1928–2020), American politician

• 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

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