Jenkins Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Jenkins Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Jenkins

The Jenkins family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Jenkins is a baptismal name meaning 'son of John', a personal name of great antiquity. Variants include Jenkin, Jenking, Jenkinson and Jenkyns. This name is of Flemish origin and is found throughout England , Ireland , Scotland and Wales. It is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in these countries. Examples of such are an Adam Janekyn, of County Somerset, England , who was recorded in 'Kirby's Quest' in the reign of Edward III. A Robertus Jonkinson was recorded in the 'Poll Tax' of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the year 1379. A John Jenkins was Burgess of Glasgow, Scotland , in the year 1584. In Ireland the name Jenkins is often of immigrant origin having been introduced into Ulster Province by settlers from England and Scotland , especially during the seventeenth century. It has also been Gaelicized as 'Sinicin' and is mostly found in County Cork , where the variant Shinkwin can also be found.