Etymology
- As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Kerr.
- As an Irish surname, from the root of the surname Keary, from ciar (“black”); compare Carey.
- Also as an Irish surname, named after a priest Cathair (compare cathair (“fort”))
- Also as an Irish surname, from a personal name derived from corr (“pointed, projected point”).
Proper noun
Carr (countable and uncountable, plural Carrs)
- A northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr (“brushwood”).
- A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Kerr.
- A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Carra, Ó Cairre.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Kilcar.
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado; named for railroad official Robert E. Carr.
- A township in Clark County, Indiana.
- A township in Jackson County, Indiana.
- A township in Durham County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
- A river in West Greenwich, Rhode Island; flowing 6 km from Carr Pond to the Big River.
- A place in England:
- A suburb of Ramsbottom, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7817), and two other locations in Greater Manchester. [1]
- A hamlet in Laughton en le Morthen parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5190).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carr is the 255th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 119,076 individuals. Carr is most common among White (73.61%) and Black (20.82%) individuals.