Researching Steve Kenyon
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6253 people with the Kenyon surname? In that year Kenyon was ranked number 664 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Steve means "Form of STEVEN. crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Steve Kenyon on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Steve Kenyon and the Kenyon Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 6171 people with the Kenyon surname in the UK? Kenyon is now ranked number 965 for popularity in the UK. |
Kenyon Family Tree Databases
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Kenyon Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Kenyon surname in the USA? Kenyon is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Steve Kenyon. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Steve Kenyon
Steve Kenyon
Stephen ("Steve") Kenyon (born 16 September 1951) is a retired male long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon and half marathon. He set his personal best of 2:11:40 over the classic distance on 13 June 1982 in Gateshead.He is a life member of both Bolton United Harriers & Salford Harriers.He has competed in nine World Cross Country Championships, with his highest finish being 17th at the 1980 race, where he was a member of the winning England team. He won the Great North Run in 1985. He was raised in Bolton, England.
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Other names that sound a bit like Kenyon
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Kaemena Kaman Kamann Kamano Kamany Kamen Kamena Kamien Kamiyama Kamman Kanan Kanion Kaughman Keanan Keenan Keenen Keenon Keenum Keenun Keiman Kemeny Kemmann Kemmen Kenan Kenehan Kenen Kenion Kennan Kennham Kennion Kennon Kenwin Kenwyn Kenyam Khomin Kimminau Kinahan Kinan Kinane Kingham Kinion Kinman Kinnan Kinnane Kinnen Kinnin Kinnon Kinyon Kinyoun Koenen Kohman Kohnen Konen Konmann Konyn Kunnon Kynan Kynman
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