The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Ker | 11 | 1490 (brede-); 1559 (chalice); 1564 (compromit); 1567 (cunigar); 1592 (boun, calling); 1606 (dayisman); 1607 (caf); 1624 (dam); 1628 (cowp); 1645 (conduce) |
| Kar | 4 | 1544 (cummer); 1556 (broch, catioun) |
| Keir | 4 | 1542 (brostar); 1562 (brute); 1569 (alteratioun); 1619 (childbedlair) |
| Car | 1 | 1593 (abbot) |
| Kerr | 1 | 1502 (copburd) |