The Kerr surname is derived for the old Viking name Kjrr meaning dweller by the marsh. The name came originaly from Normandy, France, and is  mainly found in the borderlands region of Scotland. A variant of the name is forum in the west of Scotland on the Isle of Arran.  Kerr family histoey tells the story of two brothers, Ralph and Robert who came to Scotland from Normandy to establish the Kerr family in Scotland. An early record of the name is the marriage of Margaret Kerr and Robert Haig in 1565 at Bemersyde, in Roxburgh. There are 43,000 people currently living in The United States with the last name Kerr.

KERR RAISED FAMILY CREST RING