Jenkin is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jenkin
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jenkin

How popular is Jenkin?

Jenkin is common in United States.

Jenkin is ranked 66977 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jenkins plummeted by 11.85828 per cent to 1219 since 2000 and slipped by 3002 spots and ranked at 21439. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.11 67.46
Black 21.9 27.77
Hispanic or Latino 2.38 2.1
Others 2.05 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.15 1.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0
Jenkin is quite popular family name mostly used in Australia while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 6771 people have been found who wears Jenkin as their family name. Jenkin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
275,830 Ukraine8
103,759 Spain8
10,542 China4
90,215 Germany3
6,270 Hong Kong3
46,068 Philippines3
4,104 South Korea2
91,784 Netherlands2
18,718 Thailand2
219,873 France2
261 Vanuatu2
21,529 Singapore2
37,779 Serbia1
810,193 Indonesia1
9,116 Nicaragua1
53,033 Nigeria1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
38,063 Mauritania1
472 Tonga1
37,493 Austria1
169,904 Brazil1
12,741 Ecuador1
3,350 Fiji1
8,181 Botswana1
42,479 Greece1
31,207 Ireland1
49,529 Israel1
12,745 Luxembourg1
40,340 Malaysia1
56,169 Mexico1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
17,768 Pakistan1
12,270 Lebanon1
77,122 Sweden1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,553 Taiwan1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
7,279 Wales45
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
46,826 Zimbabwe22
407,590 India21
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,848 Scotland92
13,232 Chile63
Countries with hundreds of Jenkin:
12,715 South Africa493
1,740 New Zealand433
17,171 Canada213
Countries with thousands of Jenkin:
1,576 Australia2,033
3,793 England1,990
25,156 United States1,222
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workwoman Mary Jenkin from Ireland aboard the Arethusa from Belfast during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 22 years old when she arrived in USA on November 16, 1848. David Jenkin, aged 26, Henry Jenkin (20) Immigrant, are others that migrated to US.

Jenkin Namesakes

  • Ab Jenkins, Race car driver
  • Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Political figure
  • Allen Jenkins, Character actor
  • Megs Jenkins, Character actress
  • Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, British statesman
  • Adelbert Jenkins, Author
  • Ross Jenkins, Soccer player
  • Adena Jenkins, Ryan Williams-Jenkins' mother
  • Paul Jenkins, Comic book writer
  • Adria Jenkins, A.J. Price's mother

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