Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
2/11/2020, 12:04 AM	Mike C
3/10/2017, 5:23 AM	LMS
3/5/2016, 2:37 PM	Sofia	move from given name to surname
3/5/2016, 7:02 AM	Amy

Name Jenks

Type Surname (from given name)

Usage English, Welsh

Other Forms FormsJencks, Jenckes

Edit Status Status not set

Meaning & History

English (also found in Wales) patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from JENKIN with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.

Added 3/5/2016 by Amy