Jinks

Jinks/Jenks Family of North Carolina represented here by its Wake County Ilk.  They are closely associated with the Royal Tribe of Mausheld. The surname Jinks was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat in the 13th century. The name could have also been a baptismal name as in "son of John" which was a diminutive of Jenkin and this was later modified to Jenks and Jinks.