Jenkins may refer to:
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Jenkins (name)
Jenkins is a surname that originated in Cornwall, but came to be popular in southern Wales. The name "Jenkin" originally meant "little John" or "son of John". The "kin" portion is of Dutch language, Dutch or Danish language, Danish origin (''-kijn ...
, history of the surname
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List of people with surname Jenkins
This is a list of real and fictional surnamed Jenkins.
* See Jenkins (name) for the etymology of related first and last names.
Real people
The following is a list of real people surnamed Jenkins.
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*Ab Jenkins (1883–1956), American racing ...
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The Jenkins, country music group
Places
United States
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Jenkins, Illinois
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Jenkins, Kentucky
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Jenkins, Minnesota
Jenkins is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 430 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office called Jenkins has been in operation since 1895. The ...
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Jenkins, Missouri
Jenkins is an unincorporated community in Barry County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 39, just north of Route 248, approximately twelve miles northeast of Cassville. Jenkins Creek flows through the community and its confluence ...
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Jenkins County, Georgia
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Jenkins Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
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Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Jenkins Township is a township in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,282 at the 2020 census.
History Settlement
Isaac Gould and Joseph Gardner were the first permanent settlers in modern ...
Other
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Jenkins (crater)
Jenkins is a lunar impact crater that lies along the equator of the Moon, near the eastern limb. It is attached to the eastern rim of the slightly larger crater Schubert X, intruding somewhat into the interior. The crater Nobili is likewise att ...
, on the Moon and VA
Politics and history
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Jenkins Commission (UK)
The Independent Commission on the Voting System, popularly known as the Jenkins Commission after its chairman Roy Jenkins, was a commission into possible reform of the United Kingdom electoral system.
The commission
The commission was set up i ...
, an English voting reform commission
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Jenkins Commission (EU), a European monetary commission
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War of Jenkins' Ear
The War of Jenkins' Ear, or , was a conflict lasting from 1739 to 1748 between Britain and the Spanish Empire. The majority of the fighting took place in New Granada and the Caribbean Sea, with major operations largely ended by 1742. It is con ...
, a colonial war between Britain and Spain
Software
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Jenkins (software)
Jenkins is an open source automation server. It helps automate the parts of software development related to building, testing, and deploying, facilitating continuous integration and continuous delivery. It is a server-based system that runs in s ...
, a continuous integration tool
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Jenkins hash function
Other
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Jenkins activity survey, a psychological assessment tool
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Jenkins (drinking game)
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"Jenkins" (''How I Met Your Mother''), a television episode
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Leeroy Jenkins
Leeroy Jenkins is a player character created by Ben Schulz in Blizzard Entertainment's MMORPG ''World of Warcraft''. The character became popular in 2005 from his role in a viral video of game footage where, having been absent during his group ...
, an Internet meme related to ''World of Warcraft''
See also
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Hundred of Jenkins, a region in South Australia
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Jenkin
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Jenkyns
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Justice Jenkins (disambiguation)
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Jenkins Group
Jenkins Group, Inc. is a book publishing and marketing company based in Traverse City, Michigan, USA. It was established in 1988 as Publisher's Design Service and Publisher's Distribution Service, then was incorporated as Jenkins Group in 1995. It ...
, a publishing company
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