Explore the Family Name Jenkin

The meaning of Jenkin

English: from the Middle English personal names Jankin, Jenkin, and Jonkin, pet forms of Jan, Jen, and Jon + the hypocoristic suffix -kin. In Middle English, names in -kin were often used to name the younger of two family members with the same personal name.

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How common is the last name Jenkin in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Jenkin" experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, "Jenkin" ranked 18,437th in popularity, but fell to 21,439th by 2010 which represents a change of -16.28%. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 1,383 in 2000 to 1,219 in 2010, marking an -11.86% change. This resulted in a proportion per 100,000 people reduction from 0.51 in 2000 to 0.41 in 2010, a -19.61% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,437	#21,439	-16.28%
Count	1,383	1,219	-11.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.41	-19.61%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jenkin

The ethnicity distribution for the surname "Jenkin" also saw notable changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell by -16.06%, while the percentage of two or more races increased to 2.05% from no reported percentage in 2000. Those claiming White ethnicity increased by 6.89%, rising from 67.46% to 72.11%. The Hispanic representation also grew from 2.10% to 2.38%, showing a 13.33% increase. On the contrary, Black representation decreased from 27.77% to 21.90%, indicating a -21.14% change. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group was recorded at 0.41% in 2010, increasing from no previous data in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.46%	72.11%	6.89%
Black	27.77%	21.9%	-21.14%
Hispanic	2.1%	2.38%	13.33%
Two or More Races	0%	2.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.37%	1.15%	-16.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.41%	0%