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Jenkins was the surname of a wizarding family. It is unknown if they were pure-blood, or had both magical and Muggle ancestry.
Known members
- Eugenia Jenkins — Minister for Magic between 1968 and 1975
- Joey Jenkins — Beater for the Chudley Cannons
- Karl Jenkins — a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 2010s and 2020s
Etymology
Jenkins is an English patronymic surname derived from the Middle English personal name Jenkin, itself from Jen, a pet form of John, combined with -kin, a diminutive suffix of Low German origin.[1][2]