As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

KENWARD. An ancient personal name. One Kenewardus, or Kcneward, mentioned in Domesd., was a Thane of Edward the Confessor, co. Gloucester, The name may have been originally derived from A-Sax. cuna, cows, and meard, a keeper.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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