Kehrer

Kehrer is a rare German surname native to the mountain areas of Switzerland, Bavaria and Saxony. Etymologically, it appears to be a topographical name meaning "someone living by a bend in a road". In modern German it means a "cleaner" and this is assumed by some to be its origin as an occupational name. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Christian Wilhelm Karl Kehrer (b.1775 d.1869), German court painter and archivist.
 * Elisabeth Kehrer (b.1961), Austrian diplomat.
 * Ferdinand Adolf Kehrer (b.1837 d.1914), German inventor of the modern Caesarean section.
 * Gerd Kehrer (b.1939), German painter.
 * Hugo Kehrer (b.1876 d.1967), German art historian.
 * Jürgen Kehrer (b.1956), German writer.
 * Karl Christian Kehrer (b.1755 d.1833), German portrait painter.
 * Klaus Kehrer (f.1995+), German book publisher.
 * Rudolf Kehrer (b.1923 d.2013), Georgian classical pianist.
 * Stefan Kehrer (b.1985), German wrestler.
 * Thilo Kehrer (b.1996), German soccer player.