| ![Show Contents]() Kennerly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Cornwall, one of the original six "Celtic nations" is the homeland to the surname Kennerly. A revival of the Cornish language which began in the 9th century AD has begun. No doubt this was the language spoken by distant forebears of the Kennerly family. Though surnames became common during medieval times, English people were formerly known only by a single name. The way in which hereditary surnames were adopted in medieval England is fascinating. Many Cornish surnames appear to be topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees, many are actually habitation surnames. The name Kennerly is a local type of surname and the Kennerly family lived in Devon, in the parish of Kennerleigh. Early Origins of the Kennerly familyThe surname Kennerly was first found in Devon, where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Kennerly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kennerly research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1243, 1500, 1661, 1746 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Kennerly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kennerly Spelling VariationsCornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Kenerley, Kenerly, Kennerley, Kennerly, Kennerleigh, Kenerleigh, Kenardely and many more. Early Notables of the Kennerly familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kennerly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Kennerly migration to the United States | + |
Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Kennerly were
Kennerly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Plule Kennerly, who sailed to Delaware in 1637
- James Kennerly, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 1
Kennerly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Everton Kennerly journeyed to Texas in 1830
- Everton Kennerly, who landed in Texas in 1830 1
| Kennerly migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Kennerly Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Robert Kennerly, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Hibernia" in 1851 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kennerly (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas Martin Kennerly (1874-1962), United States federal judge
- David Hume Kennerly (b. 1947), American photographer, who won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 1972
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) HIBERNIA 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Hibernia.gif
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Kennerly migration to the United States 
Kennerly migration to Australia 
