# Ker (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ker/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 753 |
| US rank (2010) | 30,889 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 410,021 people |
| Change since 2000 | +22% (620 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Carr. * As a Hungarian surname, from Kér, name of a medieval Magyar tribe. * As a Chinese surname, romanized from 寇 (kòu); compare Kou. * Also as a Chinese surname, from 柯 (kē) (compare Ke) and 葛 (compare Ge). * Also as a Chinese surname, from 郭 (guō), compare Guo.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ker in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 62% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 27% |

## Similar surnames

Kerr, Kier, Kerry, Kear, Kehr, Krey, Keir, Kaur, Karr, Khoury, Koury, Kohr.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.