Kerr Forename

144,780th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,583 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kerr Forename Definition:

A Gaelic name, meaning: A meadow.

Kerr Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
88%
 
7431:487,93712,976
Philippines
91%
 
4971:213,2999,275
Scotland
100%
4521:11,837763
India
 
51%
4341:2,799,258130,535
England
96%
 
1421:391,5709,077
Canada
67%
 
821:404,06611,509
Australia-451:303,5036,091
Ireland
65%
 
301:154,7843,255
Papua New Guinea
 
52%
291:281,11422,987
South Africa
60%
 
221:2,478,75768,223
Malaysia
 
60%
151:2,029,99658,888
Trinidad and Tobago
67%
 
141:97,2446,816
China-141:97,575,41364,568
Russia
75%
 
61:24,038,95165,699
Taiwan-51:4,753,93676,486
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Barbados-31:96,5962,324
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Monaco
100%
31:12,8221,634
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Saint Lucia
50%
 
21:88,9085,280
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Northern Ireland
100%
21:921,5733,058
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Kerr (156,618) may also be a surname.

Kerr Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Gaelic name, meaning: A meadow.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Kerr Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerre89388/
Kierr8929/
Kherr8928/
Keerr8918/
Kearr892/
Kerrp892/
Kehrr892/
Keirr892/
Kesrr891/
Keyrr891/
Ker868,957/
Keirre8021/
Kearre804/
Kherzr801/
Khierr801/
Kher7519,691/
Kere7511,417/
Kehr758,914/
Kear756,154/
Kier753,399/
Keir753,324/
Keer752,812/
Kirr75149/
Keur7567/
Åker7542/
Keyr7529/
Kerh7525/
Cerr7517/
Kerz758/
Kyrr758/
Krre756/
Gker756/
Cker755/
Hker755/
Qerr751/
Kker751/
Kheirre731/
Kheerzr731/
Khier676,995/
Kheir674,708/
Kheer671,257/
Kyrre671,234/
Khere67157/
Cherr67154/
Khear67149/
Keire67124/
Keyre6741/
Kirre6725/
Keare6722/
Keere6718/
Khirr679/
Kheyr676/
Kayrr675/
Keirh675/
Kherh674/
Kirrh674/
Gkere673/
Kerzh673/
Khrre673/
Querr672/
Kerhe672/
Ke'er672/
Kheur672/
Kkere672/
Kierh672/
Kearh671/
Kyhrr671/
Qetrr671/
Qqerr671/
Kcear671/
Keitr671/
Kgirr671/
Kherz671/
Kkher671/
Hcker671/
Krrhe671/
Kairr671/
Kuirr671/
Kethr671/
Keirz671/
Kerdd671/
Kerht671/
Keyjr671/
Keurh671/
Khesr671/
Kherp671/
Khyrr671/
Kirrd671/
Gkert671/

Kerr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerr in the Russian language
Керрkerr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerr