English (Devon): habitational name from Higher Kingdon in
Alverdiscott, Devon, or from Kendon in North Bovey, Devon. Both are
named in Old English as ‘the king’s hill’, from cyning (see
King) or cyne- ‘royal’ + dun ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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