Kehr

English

Etymology

German surname from the noun kere (“bend of a corner”), probably related to kehren (“to turn around”). Compare Quirin.

Proper noun

Kehr (plural Kehrs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kehr is the 18078^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1542 individuals. Kehr is most common among White (96.5%) individuals.

Anagrams

• HKer

German

Etymology

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Noun

Kehr m (strong, genitive Kehrs, plural Kehre)

1. (Switzerland) tour, rounds

   Synonyms: Runde, Rundgang, Tour

Declension

Declension of Kehr [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kehr	die	Kehre
genitive	eines	des	Kehrs	der	Kehre
dative	einem	dem	Kehr	den	Kehren
accusative	einen	den	Kehr	die	Kehre

Further reading

• “Kehr” in Duden online