The kinnison Surname
kinnison Name Meaning and History
- variant of Cunieson, a patronymic from the personal name Conan, which was borne by an illegitimate son of Henry, Duke of Atholl, from whom many bearers are descended.
- patronymic from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Coinneach (see Kenneth).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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