Jenkin Name Meaning: This surname is taken from the forename 'Jenkin' which means 'son of John' or 'little John'. 'Jen' being an alternative to 'Jon' or 'John'.
This surname originated from Cornwall around the early 1000's and became more widely used in Wales too after it being commonly used as a forename in England which meant 'little John' or 'son of John'.
Discover how your Jenkin ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 23 |
| Cornwall | 1,493 |
| Cumberland | 20 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 119 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 34 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 18 |
| Lancashire | 80 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 158 |
| Middlesex | 10 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 16 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 13 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 7 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 66 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 13 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 14 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 288 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 552 |
| Tin Miner | 53 |
| Coal Miner | 36 |
| Farm Labourer | 30 |
| Carpenter | 25 |
| Dress Maker | 25 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 25 |
| General Servant | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 21 |
| Fisherman | 19 |
| Labourer | 18 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Annuitant | 15 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| General Labourer | 12 |
| Stone Mason | 12 |
| Grocer | 12 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| Milliner | 11 |
| House Keeper | 11 |
| Mason | 11 |
| Farmer | 10 |
| Iron Miner | 9 |
| Stone Mason Granite | 8 |
| Tailoress | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Jenkin | 1,907 |
| William Jenkin | 1,854 |
| John Jenkin | 1,556 |
| Elizabeth Jenkin | 1,345 |
| Thomas Jenkin | 1,102 |
| James Jenkin | 642 |
| Jane Jenkin | 627 |
| Ann Jenkin | 618 |
| Richard Jenkin | 487 |
| Margaret Jenkin | 483 |
| Sarah Jenkin | 408 |
| Henry Jenkin | 378 |
| David Jenkin | 341 |
| Eliza Jenkin | 336 |
| Joseph Jenkin | 312 |
| Catherine Jenkin | 297 |
| George Jenkin | 295 |
| Edward Jenkin | 275 |
| Charles Jenkin | 250 |
| Samuel Jenkin | 228 |
| Annie Jenkin | 200 |
| Ellen Jenkin | 187 |
| Grace Jenkin | 187 |
| Emma Jenkin | 181 |
| Martha Jenkin | 162 |