Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Scottish, English Meaning & History From Scots and northern Middle English kerr meaning "thicket, marsh", ultimately from Old Norse kjarr. Related NamesDetails RootkjarrVariantsCarr, Keir(Scottish) Carr(English) Other Languages & CulturesKjær(Danish) Given Name DescendantKerr(Scottish) Categories footballers, Kennedy family, nature, NBA players, place names, plants, water