The origin of the name Kennard is English and the Coat of Arms contains Blue with three red roses on a gold stripe between three small silver crosses.
Spelling variations include: Kenwood, Kentwood, Kenward, Kentward, Kenswood and others.
First found in Gloucestershire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Tom Kenwood arrived in Philadelphia in 1867.
