Kennison History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Kennison family

The surname Kennison was first found in Lothian, Scotland where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient no-man's land. Notable families such as the Percy, the Umfravilles and the Nevilles gathered many supporting clans around them. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. In that century, many of those clans drove their herds south, and they settled in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name was first recorded as part of the Gun Clan which settled on the border in 1346 having broken away from the main Clan when Chieftain Will 'the Crowner' Gunn acquired lands here.

Early History of the Kennison family

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Kennison Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gunnison, Gunneson, Kenneson, Kenniston, Kennison, Kennerson, Gunnerson, Kenson and many more.

Early Notables of the Kennison family

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Kennison Ranking

In the United States, the name Kennison is the 11,046^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Kennison migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kennison Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Maggie Kennison, aged 7, who arrived in America, in 1893
Nellie Kennison, aged 5, who arrived in America, in 1893
Willie Kennison, aged 3, who arrived in America, in 1893
Mary Kennison, aged 6, who arrived in America, in 1895
Emma Kennison, aged 35, who arrived in America, in 1895
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Kennison Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

James A. Kennison, aged 47, who arrived in America, in 1904
Mrs. E. G. Kennison, who arrived in America, in 1907
E. G. Elisa Kennison, aged 36, who arrived in America, in 1908
Effie Kennison, aged 22, who arrived in America, in 1909
Eliza G Kennison, aged 28, who arrived in America, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name Kennison (post 1700) +

William W. Kennison (b. 1828), American officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War, eponym of the USS Kennison (DD-138), a Wickes class destroyer
Patrick Kennison, American rock musician, co-founder of the Union Underground
Edward Joseph "Eddie" Kennison III (b. 1973), former American NFL football wide receiver who played from 1996 to 2008, awarded the Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award (1996)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/