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.

1 People
2 Fictional characters
3 Places
4 Other uses

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People

Notable people whose family name is or was Jenkins include

Jenkins, Anthony Charles (born 1978), U.S. author
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 Clive (1926-1999), British trade unionist
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, Katherine (born 1980), Welsh mezzo-soprano
Jenkins, Keith English postmodern historian
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, 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, Tim (born 1959), Real name of Ziggy the Bagman
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