Of territorial origin from lands of the name in Fife. There are two Kininmonths in Fife, one in the parish of Monimail, the other near Pitscottie. Kinmont in Annandale was Kynmund in 1529, Kyninmonthe now Kinmouth is in Banffshire. Among the witnesses to a charter granted by Ernald, bishop of St. Andrews (1160—62), is Odo marescallus, 'Odo the marshal' (RPSA., p. 127). In later charters this Odo appears as the dapifer (ibid., p. 45,134, 175, etc.; Scon, 40), or senescald (ibid., p. 135,141, etc.) of Bishop Richard (1188—1202). About 1189—99 Wilham the Lion confirmed to him a charter of the lands of Kynninmonth which had been granted by the prior of St. Andrews (Macfarlane, II, p. 531,533). His son Adam frequently appeals as a charter witness simply as Ada or Adam filius Odonis (RPSA., p. 154,157, 260, etc.; Scon, 84). Between 1250—60 Adam filius Odonis with consent of his wife and John his heir, made a sale and granted a charter to the prior of St. Andrews of his land "in villa Sancti Andree cum edificiis in ea constructis" (RPSA., p. 281). "John's charter is not recorded; but his original deed of consent, executed at the same time, and before the same witnesses, with the charter of his father, is still extant; and on his seal we find the family surname for the first time: S' lohannis de Kininmvnd'' (ibid., preface, p. xviii). Matthew, brother of Odo, was bishop of Aberdeen, 1172—99 (REA,, I, preface, p. xx-xxi). Elias de Kinindmund witnessed a Fife charter granted in 1228 (Laing, 6), and c. 1290 another Helya de Kynninmond witnessed a charter of lands "Johanni filio Willelmi filii Lambini" (ibid., 15). Wilham de Kynemuthe of Edinburghshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal reads: Sigiil. Willi de Kinmonet (Bain, II, p. 201,551). Alexander de Kinnemunt, canon of Brechin in 1322 (Pap. Lett., II, p. 223), archdeacon of Lothian, 1327 (LSC., 88 RAA., I, p. 339) was elected bishop of Aberdeen, 1329 (Dowden, p. 110), and a later Alexander de Kyninmund was elected to the same bishopric in 1356 (REA., I, preface, p. xxx). Provision was made in 1329 of a canonry and prebend of Aberdeen to Mallsius de Kinninmont (Pap. Lett., II, p. 297), and another Malisius de Kynynmonde was juror on lands in Fife, 1390 (RMS,, I, 854). Jamys of Kyninmond of that like in 1438 asserted his right to the office of bailie, steward, and marischel under the prior of St. Andrews, which his remote ancestors held under the early bishops (RPSA., preface, p. XIX). In an old French chronicle mention is made of several Scots who fought at the battle of Liege, 14 September, 1407, among whom is Helis de Guenemont. Other Kininmonts who settled in Burgundy and Touraine, and acquired large estates there, appear in French records as Quinemonts (Burton, Scot abroad, I, p. 66, 82). Others of the name (Kinnemond, Kinninmundt) settled in Sweden, but the family there has now died out. In Scotland the old family of the name terminated early in the eighteenth century in an heiress, Grissel, who married Sir Wilham Murray of Melgund. Kennemuthe 1296, Keyninmonth 1639. Kinemunthe 1291, Kinenmont 1653, Kinindmund c. 1228. Kininmund 1303 Kinninmint 1714, Kinninmonthe and Kinnynmonthe 1651, Kinninmunth 1298, Kyninmond 1438, Kynnemunth 1296, Kynnynmonde 1427, Kymnmoncht 1536. The name of Janet Kinugmont in Wester Balnabriche, 1621 (Brechin) is probably a misspelling. There was a D. Kinninmont in Anstruther. 1816.

KYNNINMOND: Of that Ilk in Fifeshire. A member of this family became Bishop of Aberdeen in the year 1172. The heiress married a Murray in the XVII. cent.