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    The surname Jenkinson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,920 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn.sən/ 3 syllables Soundex J525

    Jenkinson: #15,289 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Jenkinson #15,289, 1,920 people Jenkinson: #15,289 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jenkinson #15,289, 1,920 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jenkinson is more common than 90.6% of them.

    Origin

    From Jenkin + -son.

    Jenkinson 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 1,920 people named Jenkinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 160,805 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,830.

    #15,289
    rank among US surnames
    1,920
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #14,849)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,284Fallis1,921160,721
    #15,289Jenkinson1,920160,805
    #15,296Brasfield1,919160,889

    Who is named Jenkinson

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

    94% of people named Jenkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Jenkinson

    Jenkinson 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 Jenkinson come from?
    From Jenkin + -son.
    How common is the surname Jenkinson?
    1,920 people in the United States had the surname Jenkinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,805 Americans. It ranked 15,289th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jenkinson?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Jenkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Jenkinson?
    Jenkinson is /ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.kɪn.sən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Jenkinson?
    Jenkinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Jenkinson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,830 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,920 in 2010, up 4.9%.