Jenkins Family History
Jenkins Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Jenkin. Jenkins is one of
the most common names in England, especially southwestern England, but
is also especially associated with Wales.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Jenkins
Name Distribution of Jenkins Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Jenkins families
 890 - 1,777  297 - 889 |
 1 - 296  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Jenkins families
|
4,975 - 9,947 1,659 - 4,974 |
1 - 1,658 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Jenkins families
|
318 - 634 107 - 317 |
1 - 106 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Jenkins census records
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Jenkins Family Origin
Jenkins Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Jenkins
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Jenkins Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Jenkins census records
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Jenkins Civil War Service Records
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