Kenyon (surname)

Kenyon is a surname of English origin. The name first appears in English heraldry, the first known holder being Jordan Kenyon, Lord of Winwick, Cheshire.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Alfred Stephen Kenyon (1867–1943), Australian civil engineer and polymath
Arthur Kenyon (footballer), English footballer
Baron Kenyon, British barony title 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
Doris Kenyon (1897-1979), American actress and singer
Dorothy Kenyon (1888–1972), American lawyer
E. W. Kenyon (1867–1948), American evangelist and president of a Bible Institute
Elmer A. Kenyon, American politician
Frederic G. Kenyon (1863–1952) British paleographer and biblical scholar
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon (1897–1975), British aircraft pilot in Antarctica
James Kenyon (cinematographer) (1850–1925), English pioneer of cinematography
Jane Kenyon (1947–1995), American poet and translator
John Kenyon (priest), Irish Catholic priest and Young Irelander
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), British 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
Tom Kenyon (b. 1972), Australian politician
William C. Kenyon (1898–1951), American athlete and coach
William S. Kenyon (Iowa politician) (1869–1933), American senator
William Kenyon-Slaney (1847–1908), English sportsman, soldier and political

Fictional characters with the surname:

Annie Kenyon, one of the main characters in Nancy Garden's Annie on My Mind (1982)

References

^ Burke, John (1832). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 25. Retrieved 10 December 2017. Kenyon heraldry.

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[1] Burke, John (1832). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 25. Retrieved 10 December 2017. Kenyon heraldry.

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