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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:

  • 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[edit]

    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[edit]

    This page lists people with the surname Kenyon.
    If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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