Jenkinson is used as a family name or surname in Cornwall. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jenkinson
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Cornwall
Meaning: The son of Jenkins

How popular is Jenkinson?

Jenkinson is common in South Africa.

Jenkinson is ranked 28944 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jenkinson bearers increased by 4.918033 per cent in 2010 US census to 1920 since 2000, the surname slipped by 440 spots and ranked at 15289. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.01 95.57
Black 2.6 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 1.77 1.04
Others 0.99 0.71
Jenkinson is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 17443 people have been found who wears Jenkinson as their family name. Jenkinson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
14,078 Japan3
4,164 Vietnam2
21,529 Singapore2
4,104 South Korea2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
40,064 Nigeria2
1,151 Brunei2
41,879 Turkey2
20,595 China2
91,784 Netherlands2
4,231 Jamaica2
2,617 Cambodia2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
340 Comoros1
897,276 Russia1
153,416 Italy1
66,560 Philippines1
10,683 Cyprus1
16,640 Hong Kong1
174,544 Czech Republic1
42,479 Greece1
25,721 Egypt1
120,357 Argentina1
17,575 Kuwait1
21,562 Portugal1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
47,891 Norway1
5,872 Namibia1
3,307 Malta1
40,340 Malaysia1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
13,447 Uganda1
6,967 Macedonia1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
12,745 Luxembourg1
810,193 Indonesia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
26,164 Sweden36
38,499 Zimbabwe30
514 Isle of Man27
36,547 Switzerland27
387,178 India23
4,647 Thailand21
1,163 Jersey17
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,773 Spain69
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
Countries with hundreds of Jenkinson:
5,018 Canada883
1,693 New Zealand445
1,347 Ireland415
1,847 Scotland387
1,356 Wales293
53,810 France184
1,576 Northern Ireland167
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Jenkinson:
970 England7,814
14,477 United States2,345
1,447 Australia2,202
3,732 South Africa1,753
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old farmer John Jenkinson who was residing in England migrated to USA on January 18, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. Clerk James Jenkinson, Workman Jas. Jenkinson, Mary Jenkinson, aged 26, Mrs Jenkinson (24) Workwoman, Ellen Jenkinson, aged 19, Immigrant Elizabeth Jenkinson, Marianne Jenkinson, aged 36, James Jenkinson (12), are others that migrated to US.

Jenkinson Namesakes

  • Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, British statesman
  • Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, British statesman
  • Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Biddy Jenkinson, Poet
  • Clay S. Jenkinson, Author
  • Bill Jenkinson, Soccer player
  • Carl Jenkinson, Soccer player
  • Carl Jenkinson, Soccer player
  • Crispin Jenkinson, Author
  • Denis Jenkinson, Journalist
  • Monique Jenkinson portrayed central role of Bitch in 2009 musical film Devious, Inc..

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