Jenyns Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Jenyns Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John'; Old French Jehan; Old English Jan; diminutive Janin; compare Col-in, Rob-in, &c. Jan or Jehan left us Jan et and Janson. Jan-in (through influence of later Jean) became Jenin, with excrescent 'g' Jenning, and with patronymic 's' Jennings.

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Jenyns Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1361:198,49819,506
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Jenyns Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John'; Old French Jehan; Old English Jan; diminutive Janin; compare Col-in, Rob-in, &c. Jan or Jehan left us Jan et and Janson. Jan-in (through influence of later Jean) became Jenin, with excrescent 'g' Jenning, and with patronymic 's' Jennings.

'Item, to Janyn Marcazin, mynstrelle—: Privy Purse Exp., Elizabeth of York.

Janyn le Breton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Janyn de Gynes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Janyn serviens Johannes warde, 1379: ibid.

Jenyn de Fraunce, 1379: ibid.

Jane, d. of Stephen Jenyn, 1548: Keg. St. Columb Major.

John Genens, or Jenens, citizen of Oxford, 1573: Register of the University of Oxford.

Francis Jenance, or Jennens, or Jenens: ibid.

Thomas Jennyns, Norfolk, 13 Elizabeth: History of Norfolk.

1571. Buried — Jeames Jennynges: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1610. Ralph Jenyngs, of Chester: Wills at Chester.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the Flemish, Genin; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Jenyns Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jenyns Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jenyns is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenyns? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,125,333rd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Jenyns live; 75 percent live in Australasia and 75 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 198,498. In Australia Jenyns is most frequent in: Queensland, where 74 percent live, Victoria, where 14 percent live and Western Australia, where 10 percent live. Excluding Australia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Jenyns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jenyns has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jenyns last name rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Jenyons9288/
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Jenins8339/
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Jennins77118/
Jenions7736/
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Genins6721/
Ennins674/
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