What is "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:

• 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
• Stefan Kehrer (b.1985), German wrestler.
• Jürgen Kehrer (b.1956), German writer.
• Rudolf Kehrer (b.1923 d.2013), Georgian classical pianist.