# Kensit

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**Kensit** is a surname of Old English, pre-7th-century origins. It derives from a locality, probably either Kingsettle in [Somerset](/source/Somerset), which translates as "the seat of the King", and is believed to relate to [Alfred the Great](/source/Alfred_the_Great), or possibly Kingside in [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland), or to some now lost village or town with a similar spelling.

Notable people with the surname **Kensit** include:

- [John Kensit](/source/John_Kensit) (1853–1902), English religious leader and polemicist
- [Patsy Kensit](/source/Patsy_Kensit) (born 1968), English actress
- [Louisa Bolus](/source/Louisa_Bolus) *née* Kensit (1877–1970), South African botanist

[Kensit Market Intelligence](https://kensit.world/) is also a British search engine and online market intelligence software platform created by ScotAi.

## See also

- [John Frederick Kensett](/source/John_Frederick_Kensett) (1816–1872), American artist and engraver
- [Kenseth](/source/Kenseth), surname

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