The kehr Surname
kehr Name Meaning and History
- from Middle High German kere ‘bend’, ‘corner’, hence a topographic name for someone living near a bend in a road or near a field named with this word. The name is common in Tyrol (where it is also a place name from which the surname may have arisen) and in adjoining parts of Switzerland.
- possibly a short form of a personal name, Kehri or Kehrein, derived from the Roman personal name Quirinus, which was borne by several early Christian martyrs.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| KEHRs Elkhart Co. Indiana | Meg Greenwood | 10 |
| Gibbs/Kehr | AdaMarie Kerndt | 2 |
| KEHR/HASSINGER families of Saugerties, NY |
 JudySavage45
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| Kehr, Pauline B. (OBIT PA 7-19-2007) |
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| Kehr, Pauline B. (deceased notification PA 7-18-2007) |
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| Kehr Family | Richard E Jump | 2 |
| Kehr Sr., Clyde E. (OBIT PA 4-9-2005) |
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| John Kehr Died in Taylorville PA 14 January 1890 |
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| Katherine Kehr Rohrer | Donna McIntosh | 1 |
| robert | joe kehr | 3 |
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