Jenkins

jenkins English Alternative forms surname en Jinkins Etymology A patronymic surname that is derived from the male given name en John kin (which forms diminutive )+ -s (denoting "son of") hence meaning "son of little John". It was originally an offshoot of the male medieval name Jenkin/Jankin. The name was brought from the crusaders; it originated in Cornwall but became popular in England and Wales. Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒɛŋkɪnz/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jenkins.wav Southern England en Jen kins Proper noun en patronymics of Cornish and in English ("mainly of Devon") origin. en 6 September 2026 Ioan Griffiths Aled Williams Swans beat Cardiff & Wrexham start title defence with win https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62e9qwqyz7o BBC Sport Aber's attacks were few and far between, with Amy Jenkins' speculative effort from distance, which keeper Lucy Farrell gathered, their best effort. 7 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260907061825/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62e9qwqyz7o en city s/Kentucky. en city s/Minnesota. Derived terms en en jenkinsite Jenkinshelea genus Jenkins County Jenkinsian Jenkintown up Jenkins Statistics According to statistics in the United States, Jenkins is the 114th most common surname belonging to approximately 220,830 individuals. Jenkins is most common amongst White (73.9%) individuals and secondly common amongst Black (20.3%) individuals. All other races with the surname Jenkins are (3.3%) of the population. Noun en derogatory dated colloquial A flatterer or sycophant. en the Jenkins employed by a newspaper October 1869, George William Curtis, Civil-Service Reform rouse the country for Jones and Justice or Jenkins and the Rights of Man en 1868 Edward Isidore Sears The National Quarterly Review 16 404 Because they are styled "the executive," "executive officers," &c., by their Jenkinses, and are declared by the same authorities to possess unbounded knowledge, and transcendent "executive ability," they sometimes fancy themselves the Czar, the Shah, or the Grand Turk en eponyms