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.
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[edit] People
Notable people whose family name is or was Jenkins include
- Jenkins, Brian Michael, Terrorism Expert
- Jenkins, Anthony Charles (born 1978), U.S. author
- Jenkins, Brian (born 1942), British politician
- Jenkins, Carter (born 1991), American actor
- 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, Gwilym, Welsh statistician
- Jenkins, Harold (aka Conway Twitty) (1933-1993), U.S. rock and roll and country music singer
- Jenkins, Henry Alfred (born 1952), Australian politician
- Jenkins, Jean (1922-1990), American/British ethnomusicologist
- Jenkins, John (1592-1678), English composer
- Jenkins, John, 17th century Governor of North Carolina
- Jenkins, Justin Michael (born 1971), American Artist and Designer
- Jenkins, Karl (born 1944), Welsh musician and composer
- Jenkins, Katherine (born 1980), Welsh mezzo-soprano
- Jenkins, Keith English postmodern historian
- Jenkins, Kris Defensive Lineman for the Carolina Panthers.
- 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, Renneker, (born 1989), American actor
- Jenkins, Robert (fl. 1731–1745), an English master mariner (War of Jenkins' Ear)
- Jenkins, Robert (1769–1848), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Jenkins, Robert (1900–1978), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Dulwich 1951–1964
- Jenkins, Robert H. (1948–1969), U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action in Vietnam
- Jenkins, Roy (1920-2003), British politician
- Jenkins, Simon (born 1943), British newspaper columnist
- Jenkins, Stephan (born 1964), rock singer
- Jenkins, Thortan A. (1811-1893), U.S. Rear Admiral
- Jenkins, Walter (1918-1985), top aide to Lyndon B. Johnson, resigned after a scandal
- Jenkins, William Fitzgerald (writing as Murray Leinster) (1896-1975), U.S. science fiction author
- Jenkins, William L. (born 1936), U.S. politician
- Jenkins, Charles (1910-2001), U.S. Baptist Minister, entrepreneur
- Jenkins, Richard (born 1949), U.S. inventor, college professor
- Jenkins, James (born 1984), U.S. guitarist, college basketball player
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[edit] Places
Jenkins is the name of a number of places in the United States:
- Jenkins, Kentucky
- Jenkins, Minnesota
- Jenkins County, Georgia
- Jenkins Township, Minnesota
- Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania
There is also a Jenkins crater on the Moon.
[edit] Other uses
- The War of Jenkins' Ear was a colonial war between Britain and Spain.
- The Jenkins Commission made a study of the election laws in Britain.
- The Jenkins European Commission, headed by Roy Jenkins
- A Jenkins is also the name of UNC Charlotte's 2007 Homecoming King.
[edit] See also
- Jenkin
- Jenkyns
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