Kenyon Surname

17,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kenyon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kenyon,' a township in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire.

Jordan de Kenyon, 25 Edward I: Baines' Lancashire.

Adam Kenyon, de Kenyon, 1358: ibid.

1562. Jacobus Kenyon, shoemaker: Preston Guild Rolls.

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Kenyon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,6381:20,5502,592
England8,7161:6,393920
Australia2,4701:10,9291,624
Canada1,4501:25,4113,418
New Zealand3831:11,8232,052
Wales2411:12,8401,418
Scotland2321:23,0772,591
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
Jamaica1421:20,2111,765
Isle of Man811:1,060165
France771:862,633101,453
Ireland621:75,9514,602
Spain471:994,72437,216
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Israel421:203,75319,703
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Liberia201:220,42714,169
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China91:151,924,6187,954
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bahamas51:78,350887
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Barbados21:143,7241,981
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Grenada11:108,5351,793
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,1641:3,954567
Scotland791:47,3823,344
Wales201:78,4213,652
Isle of Man91:6,030597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8951:10,2591,334

Kenyon (4,321) may also be a first name.

Kenyon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kenyon,' a township in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire.

Jordan de Kenyon, 25 Edward I: Baines' Lancashire.

Adam Kenyon, de Kenyon, 1358: ibid.

1562. Jacobus Kenyon, shoemaker: Preston Guild Rolls.

Katherine Kenion, of Altham, widow, 1504: Wills at Chester.

Elizabeth Kenyon, of Warrington, 1596: ibid.

William Kenion, of Manchester, 1608: Lancashire Inquisitions.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 belonging to Kenyon (Lancs), 13th cent. Kenien, Kenian, Kenyan. The name is apparently a pers. appellation without the usual local suffix (a Robert le Kenien occurs in the 13th cent. Testa de Nevill); and it is prob. Celtic.

2 White Head [Irish and Gaelic Ceann- fhionn (fh mute) —ceann, head + fhionn, an aspirated form of fionn, white] The Welsh fem. name Ceinwen or Cainwen, ‘splendidly white,’ hardly comes in here; still less the Welsh ceinion, ‘ornaments,’ ‘jewels.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This is an English toponymic which, with Kenning, has been used as the anglicized form of Mac Coinín — see Cunneen-and also of Mac Fhinghín (W).

IF 105

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Irish) One who came from Kenyon (Enion’s mound) in Lancashire; the son of Coinin (rabbit), or of Finghin (fair offspring).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lord Kenyon's family are descended from the Kenyons of Peele, co. Lancaster, and their surname is doubtless derived from the township of Kenyon in that shire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) Ceinion, beautiful; Cyndyn, stubborn, Concenn or Kynan, strong head, powerful, a leader.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Or Banastre. Warin B. was baron of Newton, Lancashire, t. William I. Lawton within that barony was held, t. Henry II., by Adam de Lawton, whose descendants bore a modification of the Banastre arms (probably as a younger branch). William de L., his son, had, besides other issue, Jordan, who took the name of Kenyon from that manor in Lancashire, and whose descendants bore the same arms with slight difference. Hence the emiuent Lord Chief Justice Kenyon and the Lords Kenyon.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Kenyons of Kenyon, a Lancashire township, were lords of Kenyon in the 13th and 14th centuries (B.) The name now has its home in the Blackburn district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kenyon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kenyon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kenyon is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenyon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenyon is the 17,226th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 226,539 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Kenyon live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kenyon is also the 105,194th most common forename throughout the world, held by 4,321 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 17,638 people, or 1 in 20,550. In The United States Kenyon is most frequent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Kenyon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenyon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenyon last name increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 294 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 238 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kenyon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kenyon last name is chiefly Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kenyon last name are 11.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kenyon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.13% more than the national average, earning R 480,336 per year; in United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $51,359 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenayon924/
Kenyoan921/
Keneyon921/
Kenyoon921/
Kenyn9115/
Kinyon832,052/
Kenion83438/
Kenyan83159/
Kenyna8320/
Cenyon833/
Kenjon831/
Keynyn831/
Keneon831/
Keenyn830/
Chenyon778/
Keniong775/
Keinyan773/
Keneong773/
Keynyna772/
Koinyon771/
Kengion771/
Kenjyan771/
Kenyaan771/
Keeneon771/
Keenion771/
Keenyan771/
Kainyon771/
Kinayon770/
Keenoen770/
Keynion770/
Kenioan770/
Kinyoon770/
Kenin731,064/
Kenen73300/
Kynyn738/
Cenyn731/
Kenhn731/
Kinyn730/
Hkienyan712/
Kenaiyan712/
Keignion711/
Keanjohn711/
Kinion671,120/
Keunen671,076/
Kienen67947/
Kenina67498/
Keenen67470/
Kehnen67145/
Kynion67134/
Keynen6794/
Kinyan6794/
Kyonen6790/
Kengin6761/
Kenien6761/
Khenin6730/
Kenjan6726/
Kienin6712/
Keinen6711/
Kenian679/
Kinjon679/
Keneen677/
Kynyna677/
Kinyna676/
Keinyahan676/
Keenin676/
Kesnin674/
Keynin674/
Kineon674/
Keanin673/
Kenuin672/
Cenjon672/
Kyonin672/
Kenhom671/
Kesnen671/
Kheinyane671/
Cinyon671/
Kheanyane671/
Kehnin671/
Cenion670/
Keneun670/
Keniom670/
Kyneon670/
Kenhne670/
Kenesn670/
Keinin670/
Kenink670/
Keanen670/

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