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    The surname Jenkin

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,219 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex J525

    Jenkin: #21,439 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Jenkin #21,439, 1,219 people Jenkin: #21,439 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jenkin #21,439, 1,219 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jenkin is more common than 86.8% of them.

    Origin

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

    Jenkin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,219 people named Jenkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,278 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,383.

    #21,439
    rank among US surnames
    1,219
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -11.9%
    change since 2000 (was #18,437)

    Who is named Jenkin

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    72% of people named Jenkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Jenkins

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Patrick Jenkin
      British Conservative politician (1926-2016)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Jenkin

    Jenkin has the Soundex code J525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J525.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Jenkin come from?
    Either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan.
    How common is the surname Jenkin?
    1,219 people in the United States had the surname Jenkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,278 Americans. It ranked 21,439th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jenkin?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Jenkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Jenkin?
    Patrick Jenkin, British Conservative politician (1926-2016).
    Where is the surname Jenkin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Jenkin in the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Jenkin?
    Jenkin is /ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Jenkin?
    Jenkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Jenkin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,383 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,219 in 2010, down 12%.
    Is Jenkin also a first name?
    Yes. Jenkin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.