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
The Jenkins were an American country music group comprising Nancy Jenkins and her daughters, Kacie and Brodie. The trio had two singles in the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts: "Blame It on Mama" at No. 34 and "Getaway Car" at No.&n ...
, country music group
Places
United States
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Jenkins, Illinois
Jenkins is an unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. Jenkins is located on Illinois Route 10
Illinois Route 10 (IL 10) is an arterial east–west state highway that runs from rural Mason County east to Champaig ...
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Jenkins, Kentucky
Jenkins is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in Letcher County, Kentucky, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,203 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
In autumn of 1911, the Consolidat ...
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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
Jenkins County is a county located in the southeastern area of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,674. The county seat is Millen. The county was created on August 17, 1905, and named after the 44th Governor ...
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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)
The Jenkins Commission was the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1977 to 6 January 1981. Its President was Roy Jenkins.
Work
It was the successor to the Ortoli Commission and was succeeded by the Thorn Commission. Despite stagna ...
, 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
The Jenkins hash functions are a collection of (non-cryptographic) hash functions for multi-byte keys designed by Bob Jenkins. The first one was formally published in 1997.
The hash functions
one_at_a_time
Jenkins's one_at_a_time hash is adapted ...
Other
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Jenkins activity survey
Within human psychology, the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) is one of the most widely used methods of assessing Type A behavior. The Jenkins Activity Survey is a psychometric survey of behavior and attitude designed to identify persons showing sign ...
, a psychological assessment tool
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Jenkins (drinking game)
Up Jenkins, also known by the shortened name Jenkins, is a party game in which players conceal a coin (or ring, button, etc.) in their palm as they slap it on a table with their bare hands. The goal of the game is for the players on the team witho ...
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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
County of Manchester is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land both located in the north-east of Eyre Peninsula and to the peninsula's north. It was proclaimed in 1891 and named after George Monta ...
, a region in South Australia
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Jenkin Jenkin, of Franconian origin, is translated in English as "Little John" or more literally "John the little".
Forename history
Jen/Jean (pronounced "Jon") being a diminutive of Jehan/Jehannes* (John/Johan*) followed by kin/ken meaning little crea ...
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Jenkyns Jenkyns is a surname. People with the surname include:
* Andrea Jenkyns (born 1974), British politician
* Caesar Jenkyns (1866–1941), Welsh international footballer
* Henry Jenkyns (1838–1899), English lawyer and parliamentary counsel
* Richar ...
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Justice Jenkins (disambiguation) Justice Jenkins may refer to:
* Charles J. Jenkins, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
*David Jenkins, Baron Jenkins
David Llewelyn Jenkins, Baron Jenkins (8 April 1899 – 21 July 1969) was a British judge.
Early life and e ...
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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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