# Jenkin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jenkin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname transferred from the given name, variant of Jenkins, especially in the south-west of England

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,219 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,439 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 253,278 people |
| Change since 2000 | -11.9% (1,383 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jenkin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jenkin in the United Kingdom.

## People named Jenkin

- Patrick Jenkin, British Conservative politician (1926-2016)

## Similar surnames

Junkin, Jenkins, Jensen, Jenson, Jenkinson, Junkins, Johnson, Jamison, Jansen, Jameson, Janssen, Johansen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.