Kenyon
Kenyon is a surname of English origin. It is said to be Celtic for "Blonde", among other meanings it also means "The White Haired Norseman". The origins of the name are fairly well known. The name first appears in English heraldry[1] in the late thirteenth century when Jordan de Kenyon first took the name of the small village he inherited from his father. The name appears in court records as early as 1300, but is believed to have been in use as early as 1256.
List of people
- Baron Kenyon, barony since 1788, baronetcy since 1784
- Carol Kenyon, British singer
- Cynthia Kenyon, American molecular biologist
- Dean H. Kenyon, American biologist and proponent of intelligent design
- Don Kenyon (1924–1996), English cricketer
- Dorothy Kenyon (1888–1972), New York lawyer
- E. W. Kenyon (1867–1948), evangelist and president of a Bible Institute
- Elmer A. Kenyon, American politician
- Frederic G. Kenyon (1863–1952) biblical scholar
- Herbert Hollick-Kenyon (1897–1975), aircraft pilot in Antarctica
- James Kenyon (cinematographer) (1850–1925), English pioneer of cinematography
- Jane Kenyon (1947–1995), American poet and translator
- John Robert Kenyon (1807–1880), British legal academic
- John Samuel Kenyon (1874–1959), American phonetician
- Kathleen Kenyon (1906–1978), British archaeologist of Neolithic culture
- Kyle Kenyon, American politician
- Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (1732–1802), British politician and barrister
- Mel Kenyon (b. 1933), American racing driver
- Nicholas Kenyon (b. 1951), English music administrator
- Peter Kenyon (b. 1954), chief executive of Chelsea Football Club
- Sandy Kenyon (b. 1922), American actor
- Sherrilyn Kenyon (b. 1965), American writer of pulp fiction novels
- Steve Kenyon (b. 1951), English long-distance runner
As
- Tom Kenyon, Australian politician
- William C. Kenyon (1898–1951), American athlete and coach
- William S. Kenyon (Iowa politician) (1869–1933), United States senator
- William Kenyon-Slaney (1847–1908), English sportsman, soldier and politicial
References
- ↑ "Last name: Kenyon". surnamedb.com. Name Origin Research. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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