Jenkins
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Jenkins is a surname that originated in England, but came to be popular in southern Wales. The name "Jenkin" originally meant "little John" or "son of John". The "kin" portion is of Flemish origin, which then gained a certain popularity in England. Later the s was added to mean the son of a Jenkin.
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People
Notable people whose family name is or was Jenkins include
- Jenkins, Brian (born 1942), British politician
- Jenkins, Charles Francis (1867-1934), U.S. cinema and television pioneer
- Jenkins, Charles Lamont (born 1934), U.S. athlete
- Jenkins, Charles Robert (born 1940), U.S. soldier
- Jenkins, David Edward (born 1925), Bishop of Durham
- Jenkins, Ferguson (born 1943), professional baseball player
- Jenkins, Florence Foster (1868-1944), U.S. "soprano" known for her extraordinary bravery on stage
- Jenkins, Gordon (1910-1984), U.S. musician
- Jenkins, Graeme, British conductor
- Jenkins, Harold (aka Conway Twitty) (1933-1993), U.S. rock and roll and country music singer
- Jenkins, Henry Alfred (born 1952), Australian politician
- Jenkins, John (1592-1678), English composer
- Jenkins, John, 17th century Governor of North Carolina
- Jenkins, Karl (born 1944), Welsh musician and composer
- Jenkins, Keith English postmodern historian
- Jenkins, Leoline (1625-1685), Welsh lawyer and diplomat
- Jenkins, Leroy (born 1932), U.S. composer and free jazz violinist
- Jenkins, Lew (1916-1981), U.S. boxer
- Jenkins, Louise, (1888–1970), U.S. astronomer
- Jenkins, Michael, president of the Unification Church of America
- Jenkins, Neil (born 1971), Welsh rugby union footballer
- Jenkins, Pamela, witness in the Mumia Abu-Jamal case
- Jenkins, Robert (died 1745), English mariner (War of Jenkins' Ear)
- Jenkins, Roy (1920-2003), British politician
- Jenkins, Stephan (born 1964), rock singer
- Jenkins, Thortan A. (1811-1893), U.S. Rear Admiral
- Jenkins, Walter (1918-1985), top aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
- Jenkins, William Fitzgerald (writing as Murray Leinster) (1896-1975), U.S. science fiction author
- Jenkins, William L. (born 1936), U.S. politician
Fictional characters
Places
Jenkins is the name of a number of places in the United States:
- Jenkins, Kentucky
- Jenkins, Minnesota
- Jenkins County, Georgia
- Jenkins Township, Minnesota
- Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania
There is also a Jenkins crater on the Moon.
Other uses
- The War of Jenkins' Ear was a colonial war between Britain and Spain.
- The Jenkins Commission made a study of the election laws in Britain.