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![Show Contents]() Kenin Surname History
Kenin is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Kenin family once lived in the township of Kenyon found in the parish of Winwick in the county of Lancashire. 1 Early Origins of the Kenin familyThe surname Kenin was first found in Lancashire where Lord Kenyon's family are descended from the Kenyons of Peele and their surname is doubtless derived from the township of Kenyon in that shire. 2 "Early mention is made of a family of the local name, and also of the Lauton family, of whom Jordan de Lauton, in the reign of Edward I., assumed the name of Kenyon. Kenyon Hall, the original residence of the Kenyons, was rebuilt in the 17th century, and is the property of the earl [of Wilton]. " 1 Lowton in Lancashire "gave name to a family who subsequently adopted the surname of Kenyon from their possessions in a neighbouring township." 1 Early History of the Kenin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kenin research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1812, 1848 and 1869 are included under the topic Early Kenin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kenin Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Kenin family name include Kenyon, Kenion, Kennion and others. Early Notables of the Kenin familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kenin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Kenin family to Ireland
Some of the Kenin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Kenin surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Kenin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Robert Kenin, who arrived in Virginia in 1618 3
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Kenin migration to the United States 
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