Kenyon (surname)

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. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alfred Stephen Kenyon (1867–1943), Australian civil engineer and polymath
 * 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