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, Australian civil engineer and polymath
- Arthur Kenyon (footballer), English footballer
- Basil Kenyon, South African rugby union player
- Carol Kenyon, British singer
- Cecelia Kenyon, American political scientist
- Cynthia Kenyon, American molecular biologist
- Dean H. Kenyon, American biologist and proponent of intelligent design
- Don Kenyon, English cricketer
- Doris Kenyon, American actress and singer
- Dorothy Kenyon, American lawyer
- E. W. Kenyon, American evangelist and president of a Bible Institute
- Elmer A. Kenyon, American politician
- Frederick C. Kenyon, American zoologist and anatomist
- Frederic G. Kenyon British paleographer and biblical scholar
- James Kenyon (cinematographer), English pioneer of cinematography
- James Kenyon (politician), British Member of Parliament
- James Kenyon (sport shooter), Canadian Olympic sport shooter
- Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator
- John Kenyon (priest), Irish Catholic priest and Young Irelander
- John Robert Kenyon, British legal academic
- John Samuel Kenyon, American phonetician
- Kathleen Kenyon, British archaeologist of Neolithic culture
- Ley Kenyon, commercial artist, prisoner of war
- Kyle Kenyon, American politician
- Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, British politician and barrister
- Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon, British Member of Parliament
- Matt Kenyon, American new media artist
- Matt Kenyon (basketball), Australian basketball player
- Mel Kenyon, American racing driver
- Nicholas Kenyon, English music administrator
- Peter Kenyon, British chief executive of Chelsea Football Club
- Sandy Kenyon, American actor
- Sherrilyn Kenyon, American writer of pulp fiction novels
- Steve Kenyon, English long-distance runner
- Tom Kenyon, Australian politician
- William C. Kenyon, American athlete and coach
- William S. Kenyon (Iowa politician), American senator
- William S. Kenyon (New York politician), U.S. representative from New York