Ker Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Kerr surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Family name meaning

Ker is how some branches of the Kerr family came to write their name. Its meaning, shared with Kerr, is “Dweller by the marshy scrubland”.

Spelling and variants

Without the “r” of Kerr, Ker is a simpler written form of the same name. Related forms: Carr and Karr.

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