How common is the last name Jenkins?

213,644 people in the United States have the last name Jenkins, about 1 in 1,399. It ranks #106 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JENKINS

#106

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
213,644
About
1 in 1,399
This common or more
17.2%
Who bears it

Of the 213,644 people with the last name Jenkins, 55.7% reported their origin as White, 35.6% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Jenkins

#104 Foster · 218,824#105 Powell · 216,911#107 Sullivan · 212,701#108 Russell · 211,729

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Jenkins, most common first.

#15,969 Jenkinson · 1,755#24,474 Jenkin · 1,065#64,521 Jenkens · 333

Also a first name

As a first name, Jenkins ranks #23,638 of 53,615, with 413 people. See Jenkins as a first name

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