The Kennon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,053 people carried this name — #8,178 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 11% from 3,636 in 2000.

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In print

Kennon in American newspapers,
1895–1910.

Newspaper page from Waterbury Democrat carrying the name Kennon
Waterbury Democrat 1895-10-14
Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Kennon
The Beatrice Daily Express 1902-04-25
Newspaper page from The Jasper News carrying the name Kennon
The Jasper News 1910-08-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 33,431 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kennon in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

4,022 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kennon. The most, 987, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 16.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 2,889
New South Wales 333
Queensland 293
Western Australia 203
Tasmania 113
Northern Territory 100
South Australia 75
ACT (Canberra) 11

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kennon.

Who carried it

People named Kennon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Priscilla Willis Kennon
    Priscilla Willis Kennon 1740–
  • William Kennon, Sr.
    William Kennon, Sr. 1793–1881 · judge
  • Lyman W. V. Kennon
    Lyman W. V. Kennon 1858–1918 · military officer
  • Olive Beaupré Miller
    Olive Beaupré Miller 1883–1968 · writer
  • Luvelle Kennon d. 2017
  • John Kennon 1620–1654

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kennon,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States279 records

279 records of the Kennon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 126
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 37
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 23
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elmer R. Kennon

    Born 1914 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1943 at Cincinnati, Ohio; farmer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Winchester Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald Neal Kennon

    Born 1936; from Sweetwater, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, infantry officer; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Esther Kennon

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the Adelaide from Liverpool, aged 50; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 279 records for Kennon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia131 records

131 records of the Kennon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 71
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 44
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Kennon

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Stakesby, sailing from Portsmouth in 1833. Native of Galway.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Theresa Kennon

    Arrived in Queensland in 1880 aboard the Dunbar Castle, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Selbourne C. Kennon

    Merchant of Camberwell, Victoria; died 1949.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 131 records for Kennon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Kennon name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alice Laura Kennon

    Buried in 1978 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 90.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Victor Travers Kennon

    Died 1942; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary A. Kennon

    Married 1896 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Kennon in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Kennon name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Laurens Kennon

    Married in 1646 in Rotterdam; born in Colchester.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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