Kennis Family History
Kennis Name Meaning
Irish and Manx: shortened form Mac Aenghuis ‘son of Aenghus’ (see Angus ). Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Kene (of uncertain origin) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s. Dutch: from a pet form of Christiaan (see Christian ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022