Find out how popular the last name Jinkins is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jinkins.

Jinkins, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jinkins surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jinkins in America

Jinkins is the 37591st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jinkins surname appeared 592 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jinkins.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jinkins to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jinkins

The surname Jinkins is of English origin, traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the medieval given name Jenkin, a diminutive form of John, which was ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious."

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various historical documents from the county of Worcestershire, England. In the Subsidy Rolls of 1275, one Roger Jenkyn is mentioned as a resident of Evesham, a market town in Worcestershire. The Jinkins surname is also found in the Warwickshire Feet of Fines from 1349, where a Thomas Jenkyn is listed.

In the late 14th century, the name appears in the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire, with entries for a John Jenkynson and a Robert Jenkynson. The addition of the suffix "-son" indicates the name had already begun to evolve into a hereditary surname.

The Jinkins surname is notably absent from the Domesday Book of 1086, suggesting it emerged after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. However, it is possible that earlier variations or spellings of the name were recorded in that famous survey.

Over the centuries, the name has been subject to various spellings, including Jenkyns, Jenkyn, Jenkin, and Jinkin, reflecting regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling practices of the time.

Notable individuals with the surname Jinkins include:

1. Thomas Jinkins (c. 1570 - 1636), an English clergyman and author, known for his work "The Christian Watchman's Watch-Word."
2. John Jinkins (1761 - 1839), a British soldier who served in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Canada.
3. Elizabeth Jinkins (1807 - 1892), an English diarist and writer, whose journals provide a valuable account of life in Victorian England.
4. William Jinkins (1832 - 1901), an American Civil War veteran and one of the earliest settlers in the state of Oregon.
5. Henry Jinkins (1876 - 1953), a prominent British architect known for his work on several notable buildings in London.

While the Jinkins surname may have origins in specific regions of England, it has since spread across the globe, carried by generations of individuals bearing this name and their unique stories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jinkins

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jinkins.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jinkins was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jinkins has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jinkins was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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