- Jenkins (surname)
Jenkins is a
surname that originated inCornwall ,England , but came to be popular in southernWales . The name "Jenkin" originally meant "little John" or "son of John". The "kin" portion is of Dutch origin ("-kijn"), which then gained a certain popularity in England. Later the "s" was added to mean the son of a Jenkin.People
Notable people whose family name is or was Jenkins include
*Jenkins, Albert, Welsh international rugby union player
*Jenkins, Albert Galltan (1830-1864), American politician and Confederate soldier
*Jenkins, Brian (born 1942), British politician
*Jenkins, Brian Michael, Terrorism Expert
*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, Dan, (1929- ) American author-journalist
*Jenkins, David (born 1952), British athlete
*Jenkins, David Edward (born 1925), Bishop of Durham
*Jenkins, David Wilkinson (born 1936), U.S. figure skater
*Jenkins, Ella folk singer
*Jenkins, Ferguson (born 1943), professional baseball player
*Jenkins, Florence Foster (1868-1944), U.S. "soprano" known for her extraordinary bravery on stage
*Jenkins, George Neil (1914–2007), British oral physiologist
*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, Henry American author, professor at MIT
*Jenkins, Horace, former player in theNBA .
*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), Welshmezzo-soprano
*Jenkins, Keith English postmodern historian
*Jenkins, Kris Defensive Lineman for theCarolina 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, Leroy, U.S. televangelist
*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, Niki (born 1973), Canadian judoka
*Jenkins, Pamela, witness in the Mumia Abu-Jamal case
*Jenkins, Philip, professor of history and religious studies at the Pennsylvania State University.
*Jenkins, Renneker, (born 1989), American actor
*Jenkins, Richard, (born May 4, 1947), American character actorRichard Jenkins, Real name of actor Richard Burton
*Jenkins, Richard L., (1903–1991), American child psychiatrist
*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, Sally (1960- ), American author-journalist
*Jenkins, Scoville, American tennis player
*Jenkins, Simon (born 1943), British newspaper columnist
*Jenkins, Stephan (born 1964), rock singer
*Jenkins, Thomas, Shakespeare's headmaster
*Jenkins, Thomas, (1722-1798) English antiquarian in Rome
*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. politicianFictional characters
*Jenkins, Anya ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
*Jenkins, Billie ("Charmed ")
*Jenkins, Carl ("")
*Jenkins, Christy ("Charmed ")
*Jenkins, Howell ("Howl's Moving Castle ")
*Jenkins, Leeroy ("World of Warcraft ")ee also
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