The Kenner family saga is rooted in the people of the Pictish Clan of ancient Scotland. The Kenner family lived in the lands of Kinnear, which lie near Wormit in the county of Fife.  The surname Kenner was first found in Fife, from the lands of Kin-near near Wormit. The family descend from "Symon, son of Michael, [who] gave a carucate of land of Cathelai to the church of St. Andrews. His grant was confirmed by King Malcolm IV, and King William confirmed the grant of Chathelach, with common pasture for twenty-four beasts, and eighty sheep, which Symon, son of Michael gave, and his son Alan confirmed. The descendants of Symon took the name of Kinnear, and were the vassals of the Priory of St. Andrews in the lands of Kathlac, etc., which they held till the beginning of the eighteenth century. Reginald de Kener witnessed gift of one mark of silver annually by Alexander, earl of Buchan to the Abbey of Arnbroath, c. 1250.   Spelling variations of the name Kenner include Kinnear, Kynnier, Kynnair, Kenneir, Kinner, Kinnier, MacEnir and many more.

In the United States, the name Kenner is the 5,988th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name.

Founded by the Honorable Rev. E. Housen Kenner located in Dixon Missouri

Ashland Plantation, also known as the Belle Helene or Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation, is a historic building, built in 1841, that was a plantation estate and home of Duncan Farrar Kenner. Located in Darrow, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. The manor house is an example of antebellum Greek Revival architecture. The plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 

Kenner first opened as a hospital on March 30, 1941, with 871 beds, and was expanded to 2,000 beds by October 1942. On June 7, 1944, it was designated a regional hospital and remained in that status until it was downsized to 1,100 beds in 1947. When Camp Lee was renamed in 1950 and designated Fort Lee, the hospital became US Army Hospital, Fort Lee, and was downsized to 200 beds. It continued to operate in the World War II wooden buildings until a new hospital opened on April 16, 1962. The Kenner Army Hospital was named for Major General Albert W. Kenner and had a capacity of 100 beds, expandable to 200. 

1610-1649

Kenner, Richard - A4510; Northumberland Co.: 1688, 1691 (Burgess).  

A4511; died 1706, Northumberland Co.: 1696-97, 1699 (Burgess).  

Ancestor #: A064865

Service:  VIRGINIA    Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Birth:  CIRCA 1740 NORTHUMBERLAND CO VIRGINIA

Death:  1777 KENNERSLEY VIRGINIA

Service Description:  Member of the HOUSE OF BURGESSES;

Member of the VA CONVENTION

Signer of the first Declaration of Independence - Leedstown Resolve

Signer of the first Declaration of Independence - Leedstown Resolve

Ancestor #: A132002

Service:  VIRGINIA    Rank(s): PRIVATE

Birth:  8-1-1763 FAUQUIER CO VIRGINIA

Death:  8-24-1842 LOGAN CO KENTUCKY

SAR Patriot #: P-259095

10 Apr 1712 - 24 Apr 1778 VA

Ancestor #: A064845

Service:  NORTH CAROLINA    Rank(s): SOLDIER

Birth:  CIRCA 1734 WESTMORELAND CO VIRGINIA

Death:  1784 WASHINGTON CO NORTH CAROLINA

FILLER

SAR Patriot #: P-259100 

1759 - 18 Oct 1814 TN

    Ancestor ID: 30503    Rank:   Unit:   

    Pension: No  Land Bounty: No   Service: Hawkins Co. Jury duty 1812, 1815   State Served: TN

Spouse:  Dorcas Burum

    Birth Date:  1779-08-01   State:  NC/now TN

    Death Date:  Sep 10 1858   State:  AR 

Pioneer

Pioneer

US Army Major General. One of America's most decorated military physicians, he saw notable service in both World Wars. His decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, three Silver Stars, the Purple Heart, two Distinguished Service Medals, the Legion of Merit, the French Legion of Honor, and the Croix de Guerre of both France and Belgium. Today Kenner Army Health Clinic at Fort Lee, Virginia, carries his name. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery

First Governor of West Virginia. Hand picked by Abraham Lincoln. Son of Kenner Seaton Boreman.