Jenkins (surname)

Jenkins (surname)

Jenkins is a surname that originated in Cornwall, 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 Dutch origin ("-kijn"), which then gained a certain popularity in England. Later the "s" was added to mean the son of a Jenkin.

People

Notable people whose family name is or was Jenkins include
*Jenkins, Albert, Welsh international rugby union player
*Jenkins, Albert Galltan (1830-1864), American politician and Confederate soldier
*Jenkins, Brian (born 1942), British politician
*Jenkins, Brian Michael, Terrorism Expert
*Jenkins, Carter (born 1991), American actor
*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 Clive (1926-1999), British trade unionist
*Jenkins, Dan, (1929- ) American author-journalist
*Jenkins, David (born 1952), British athlete
*Jenkins, David Edward (born 1925), Bishop of Durham
*Jenkins, David Wilkinson (born 1936), U.S. figure skater
*Jenkins, Ella folk singer
*Jenkins, Ferguson (born 1943), professional baseball player
*Jenkins, Florence Foster (1868-1944), U.S. "soprano" known for her extraordinary bravery on stage
*Jenkins, George Neil (1914–2007), British oral physiologist
*Jenkins, Gordon (1910-1984), U.S. musician
*Jenkins, Graeme, British conductor
*Jenkins, Gwilym, Welsh statistician
*Jenkins, Harold (aka Conway Twitty) (1933-1993), U.S. rock and roll and country music singer
*Jenkins, Henry Alfred (born 1952), Australian politician
*Jenkins, Henry American author, professor at MIT
*Jenkins, Horace, former player in the NBA.
*Jenkins, Jean (1922-1990), American/British ethnomusicologist
*Jenkins, John (1592-1678), English composer
*Jenkins, John, 17th century Governor of North Carolina
*Jenkins, Justin Michael (born 1971), American Artist and Designer
*Jenkins, Karl (born 1944), Welsh musician and composer
*Jenkins, Katherine (born 1980), Welsh mezzo-soprano
*Jenkins, Keith English postmodern historian
*Jenkins, Kris Defensive Lineman for the Carolina Panthers.
*Jenkins, Leeroy, World of Warcraft gamer.
*Jenkins, Leoline (1625-1685), Welsh lawyer and diplomat
*Jenkins, Leroy (born 1932), U.S. composer and free jazz violinist
*Jenkins, Leroy, U.S. televangelist
*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, Niki (born 1973), Canadian judoka
*Jenkins, Pamela, witness in the Mumia Abu-Jamal case
*Jenkins, Philip, professor of history and religious studies at the Pennsylvania State University.
*Jenkins, Renneker, (born 1989), American actor
*Jenkins, Richard, (born May 4, 1947), American character actorRichard Jenkins, Real name of actor Richard Burton
*Jenkins, Richard L., (1903–1991), American child psychiatrist
*Jenkins, Robert (fl. 1731–1745), an English master mariner (War of Jenkins' Ear)
*Jenkins, Robert (1769–1848), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
*Jenkins, Robert (1900–1978), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Dulwich 1951–1964
*Jenkins, Robert H. (1948–1969), U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action in Vietnam
*Jenkins, Roy (1920-2003), British politician
*Jenkins, Sally (1960- ), American author-journalist
*Jenkins, Scoville, American tennis player
*Jenkins, Simon (born 1943), British newspaper columnist
*Jenkins, Stephan (born 1964), rock singer
*Jenkins, Thomas, Shakespeare's headmaster
*Jenkins, Thomas, (1722-1798) English antiquarian in Rome
*Jenkins, Thortan A. (1811-1893), U.S. Rear Admiral
*Jenkins, Walter (1918-1985), top aide to Lyndon B. Johnson, resigned after a scandal
*Jenkins, William Fitzgerald (writing as Murray Leinster) (1896-1975), U.S. science fiction author
*Jenkins, William L. (born 1936), U.S. politician

Fictional characters

*Jenkins, Anya ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
*Jenkins, Billie ("Charmed")
*Jenkins, Carl ("")
*Jenkins, Christy ("Charmed")
*Jenkins, Howell ("Howl's Moving Castle")
*Jenkins, Leeroy ("World of Warcraft")

ee also

* Jenkin


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