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) (1867–1895), English footballer
* Basil Kenyon (1918–1996), South African rugby union player
* Carol Kenyon (born 1959), British singer
* Cecelia Kenyon (1923–1990), American political scientist
* Cynthia Kenyon (born 1954), American molecular biologist
* Dean H. Kenyon (born c. 1939), 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 (1870–1922), American politician
* Frederick C. Kenyon (1867–1941), American zoologist and anatomist
* Frederic G. Kenyon (1863–1952) British paleographer and biblical scholar
* James Kenyon (cinematographer) (1850–1925), English pioneer of cinematography
* James Kenyon (politician) (1846–1924), British Member of Parliament
* James Kenyon (sport shooter) (1875–1935), Canadian Olympic sport shooter
* Jane Kenyon (1947–1995), American poet and translator
* John Kenyon (priest) (1812–1869), 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 (1924–1996), American politician
* Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (1732–1802), British politician and barrister
* Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon (1805–1869), British Member of Parliament
* Matt Kenyon (born 1977), American new media artist
* Matt Kenyon (basketball) (born 1998), Australian basketball player
* Mel Kenyon (born 1933), American racing driver
* Nicholas Kenyon (born 1951), English music administrator
* Peter Kenyon (born 1954), British chief executive of Chelsea Football Club
* Sandy Kenyon (1922–2010), American actor
* Sherrilyn Kenyon (born 1965), American writer of pulp fiction novels
* Steve Kenyon (born 1951), English long-distance runner
* Tom Kenyon (born 1972), Australian politician
* William C. Kenyon (1898–1951), American athlete and coach
* William S. Kenyon (Iowa politician) (1869–1933), American senator
* William S. Kenyon (New York politician) (1820–1896), U.S. representative from New York

## References

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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."

## See also

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* Herbert Hollick-Kenyon (1897–1975), British aircraft pilot in Antarctica
* William Kenyon-Slaney (1847–1908), English sportsman, soldier and political

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