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", and elsewhere an occupational name for a "cleaner".

It can also refer to the following people:

• Elisabeth Kehrer (1961+) - Austrian career diplomat.
• Ferdinand Adalbert Kehrer (1883-1966) - German research psychiatrist.
• Ferdinand Adolf Kehrer (1837-1914) - Inventor of the modern Caesarean section
• Flora Kehrer - Wife of Enea Bossi, Sr. an Italian-American aerospace engineer and aviation pioneer
• Florian Kehrer - Director of the film Die Viertelliterklasse, an Austrian comedy released by Luna Films in 2005.
• Fritz Kehrer - Member of the field hockey team representing Switzerland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Johannes Kehrer - Competitor in the 1996 Isle of Man TT
• Jonathan Kehrer - Co-founder and producer of Undermine Records of Atlanta, Georgia.
• Jürgen Kehrer - German author of detective stories (Jürgen_Kehrer)
• Karl Christian Kehrer - German portrait painter in Berlin of the late 18th century.
• Louisa Kehrer - Wife of George Charles Boldt proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
• Nico Kehrer - Competitor for Honda in the 2002 German Motorcycle Grand Prix.
• Michael Kehrer - Council member of the Westland City, Michigan.
• Rudolf Kehrer (1923+) - Much-recorded classical pianist from Tiflis, Georgia
• Tillie (Horath) Kehrer - First lieutenant and nurse of the 51st Evac Hospital of Sacramento, California
• Willy Kehrer (1902-1976) - Composer, pianist, improviser, conductor, educator and choir leader from Dresden, Saxony