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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


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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 1891 there were 4,405 Kenyon families living in Lancashire. This was about 72% of all the recorded Kenyon's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Kenyon families in 1891.
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What did your Kenyon ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Kenyon. 9% of Kenyon men worked as a General Labourer and 64% of Kenyon women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kenyon were Railway Clerk and Housewife.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Cotton Weaver
    6%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • Railway Clerk
    3%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    64%
  • Cotton Weaver
    5%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Housewife
    2%

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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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