Kenyon Family History

Kenyon Surname Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Warrington which is of uncertain etymology. There was formerly an ancient burial mound there and Ekwall has speculated that the name is a shortened form of a British name composed of the elements crūc ‘mound’ + a personal name cognate with Welsh Einion (see Eynon).

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coinín ‘son of Coinín’, a byname based on a diminutive of cano ‘wolf’, also Anglicized as Canning and Cunneen. The similarity to the borrowed word coinín ‘coney rabbit’ has sometimes caused this name to be Anglicized as Rabbitt.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhinghin ‘son of Finghen’, a personal name meaning ‘fair-born’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Kenton, Benson, Lennon, Fenton, Fenlon, Keeton, Henson, Runyon, Renton, Benton

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You can see how Kenyon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kenyon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kenyon families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 85 Kenyon families living in Ontario. This was about 58% of all the recorded Kenyon's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Kenyon families in 1911.

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What did your Kenyon ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Kenyon. 52% of Kenyon men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Kenyon women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kenyon were Clerk and Clerk.

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Farmer

52%

Labourer

10%

Carpenter

Clerk

Teacher

34%

Housekeeper

23%

Servant

12%

Clerk

12%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 21K immigration records available for the last name Kenyon. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 18K military records available for the last name Kenyon. For the veterans among your Kenyon ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kenyon lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Kenyon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Kenyon in 1942 was 64, and 76 in 2004.

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Kenyon Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhinghin ‘son of Finghen’, a personal name meaning ‘fair-born’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Kenyon family from?

What did your Kenyon ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

52%

Labourer

10%

Carpenter

Clerk

Teacher

34%

Housekeeper

23%

Servant

12%

Clerk

12%

What Kenyon family records will you find?

What is the average Kenyon lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Kenyon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Kenyon in 1942 was 64, and 76 in 2004.

Kenyon Family History

Kenyon Surname Meaning

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