Carr (name)

Carr is a common surname in northern England, deriving from the Old Norse kjarr, meaning a swamp.[1] Kerr is a Scottish variant, often from the Norse and (particularly on the west coast and Arran) from the Gaelic ciar, meaning "dusky".[1] Carr is also a common surname in Ireland, where it often derives from the nickname, gearr, meaning "short of height". In some cases it is thought to come from the Welsh word cawr, meaning giant.

This article is about "Carr" as a name. For other uses, see Carr (disambiguation).

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  • Adriane Carr (born 1952), Canadian academic, activist, & British Columbia Green Party politician
  • Alan Carr (born 1976), British stand-up comedian & TV presenter
  • Alexander Carr-Saunders (1886–1966), British biologist, sociologist and academic
  • Alice Comyns Carr (1850–1927), British costume designer
  • Allan Carr (aka Allan Solomon; 1937–1999), American film producer and manager of actors & musicians
  • Allen Carr (1934–2006), British author of books on how to quit smoking
  • Amanda Carr (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Andrew J. Carr (born 1958), British surgeon and Professor of Orthopaedics
  • Anne Carr (1934–2008), American nun, theologian, and university professor
  • Antoine Carr (born 1961), American NBA basketball player, power-forward "Big Dog"
  • Archie Carr (1909–1987), American biologist and zoologist, professor, & conservationist
  • Arthur Carr (1893–1963), English cricketer, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club & English cricket team
  • Arthur Wesley Carr (The Very Reverend Wesley Carr, KCVO; born 1941), British Anglican divine who was Dean of Westminster 1997–2006
  • Austin Carr (disambiguation), multiple people

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  • Dabney Carr (1743–1773) Virginia Assemblyman and Brother-in-law to Thomas Jefferson
  • Dabney Carr (1773–1837), American lawyer, writer and justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
  • Danielle Carr-McGrath (born 1969), Australian national champion pairs ice-skater, Stephan's sister
  • Darleen Carr (born 1950), American actress
  • David Carr (born 1979), American NFL football Quarterback, brother of Derek Carr
  • David Carr (1956–2015), columnist with the New York Times
  • David Ronald Carr (born 1974), American drummer for Christian rock band Third Day
  • David Carr (1933–1959), English, suspected first victim of AIDS in the West from Reddish, Stockport
  • David M. Carr, Old Testament scholar at Union Theological Seminary, New York City
  • Derek Carr (born 1991), American NFL football Quarterback, brother of David Carr
  • Diane Carr (born 1946), American artist
  • Donald Bryce Carr (1926–2016), English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University & England
  • Douglas Ward Carr (1872–1950), English amateur cricketer

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  • Edith Carr (1875–1949), British painter
  • Edward Hallett Carr (1892–1982; aka E. H. Carr), English historian & international relations theorist
  • Edwin Carr (born 1926), New Zealander composer
  • Edwin Carr (born 1928), Australian track and field (440) athlete
  • Elan Carr (born 1968), American attorney
  • Elias Carr (1839–1900), Democratic governor of North Carolina 1893–1897
  • Elizabeth Jordan Carr (born 1981) first U.S. baby born from the in-vitro fertilization procedure, 15th in the world
  • Emily Carr (1871–1945), Canadian artist and writer
  • Emma Perry Carr (1880–1972), American spectroscopist and chemical educator
  • Eric Carr (1950–1991), born Paul Charles Caravello, American musician, drummer for rock band Kiss
  • Eric Carr (born 1975), American professional Heavyweight boxer
  • Ernest Carr (1875–1956), member of Australian House of Representatives and New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • Eugene A. Carr (1830–1910), American Civil War general

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  • Ian Carr (born 1933), Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, & educator
  • Ian Carr (guitarist) (contemporary), English guitarist from Yorkshire, with Swåp & The Kate Rusby Band
  • Iain Carr (born 1977), Former English cricketer from Staffordshire

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  • J.L. Carr (aka "Jim" and "James"; 1912–1994), English novelist, publisher, teacher, and eccentric
  • Jack Carr (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jacky Carr (1892–1942), English professional footballer – Middlesbrough, Blackpool, and Hartlepool United
  • James Carr (Massachusetts politician) (1777–1818), American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, son of Francis Carr
  • James Carr (musician) (1942–2001), American R&B and soul artist; The Dark End of the Street
  • James G. Carr (born 1940), chief judge for the U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio
  • Janet Carr (1933–2014), Australian physiotherapist
  • Jim Carr (born 1951) Canadian businessman and Liberal Party politician in Manitoba
  • Jim Carr (US) (born 1965), American technologist, lecturer, and writer, advocate for digital literacy
  • Jimmy Carr (born 1972), Irish-born English comedian known for his deadpan, satirical humour
  • Jody Carr B.B.A. (born 1975), Canadian, New Brunswick politician
  • Joe Carr (1922–2004), Irish amateur golfer
  • John Carr (architect) (1723–1807), English architect
  • John Carr (cricketer, born 1963) (born 1963) English cricket executive, father of D.B. Carr
  • John Carr (merchant), 16th-century merchant and founder of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School
  • John Carr (military lawyer), Captain, prosecutor of suspected terrorists imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
  • John Dickson Carr (1906–1977), American author of detective stories (pen names: Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn)
  • Joseph Bradford Carr (1828–1895), American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, New York Secretary of State, (1879–1885)
  • Joseph F. Carr (1879–1939) American pro football pioneer, President of the National Football League 1921–1939
  • Josh Carr (born 1980) Australian rules footballer, midfielder
  • Judy Feld Carr, CM, LL.D (born 1939) Canadian musician and humanitarian
  • Julian Carr (Australian politician) (c. 1824 – 1886), Australian politician, Member of Western Australian Legislative Council from 1868 to 1873
  • Julian Carr (industrialist) (1845–1924) American industrialist & philanthropist
  • Lou Busch (pseudonym for Loui Karr) (born 1964), American criminal who confessed to the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, but was later cleared

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  • Laurie Carr (born 1965), American model & actress, Playboy's 1986 December "Playmate of the Month"
  • Leroy Carr (1905–1935), American blues singer, songwriter and pianist
  • Levert Carr (born 1944), American football player
  • Lloyd H. Carr (born 1945), American head football coach, University of Michigan, 1995 – 2007
  • Lucien Carr (1925–2005), American, key figure in the Beat generation, later an editor for United Press International

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  • Otis T. Carr (1904–1982) American inventor, ufologist & entrepreneur

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  • Sabin William Carr (1904–1983), American Olympic pole vaulter, gold medal winner – 1928 Amsterdam
  • Sally Carr, (b 1945) lead singer of 1970s pop group Middle of the Road
  • Sam Carr (1906–1989), national organizer for the Communist Party of Canada & the Labour-Progressive Party in the 1930s & 1940s
  • Sam Carr (1926–2009), American blues drummer
  • Samuel S. Carr (1837–1908), American pastoral & landscape painter
  • Shirley G.E. Carr (1929–2010), Canadian union leader, first woman president of Canada's largest labour organization, the Canadian Labour Congress
  • Snapper Carr (Lucas "Snapper" Carr), fictional supporting character in the DC Universe
  • Solomon C. Carr (1830–1914), American politician and farmer
  • Stephen Carr (born 1966), Australian pairs ice skater & coach, Danielle's brother
  • Stephen Carr (born 1975), English hockey player
  • Stephen Carr (born 1976), Irish footballer for Birmingham City & the Republic of Ireland

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  • Valerie Carr (born 1936), American pop music singer
  • Vikki Carr (born 1941), American singer in jazz, pop, country, & Spanish

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See also

References
  1. Way, George; Squire, Romily (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. pp. 184–185. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Cory Carr Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com.
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