Kenan is a surname and may refer to:
James Kenan, American milita officer and politician
Mary Lily Kenan, American heiress and philanthropist
Owen Rand Kenan, American politician
Randall Kenan, American writer
Richard M. Kenan, American politician
Sarah Graham Kenan, American heiress and philanthropist
Thomas S. Kenan, American planter
Thomas Kenan (Civil War), American soldier and politician
William Rand Kenan, American white supremacist
William R. Kenan Jr., American chemist