| ![Show Contents]() Jelks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Jelks familyThe surname Jelks was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Jelks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jelks research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Jelks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jelks Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gilkes, Gelkes, Jilkes, Gilks, Gilkins, Gilkin, Jelkes, Jelks, Jelke, Jilke, Jilk, Gilk, Gilks, Gelke, Gelkes and many more. Early Notables of the Jelks familyMore information is included under the topic Early Jelks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jelks RankingIn the United States, the name Jelks is the 14,287th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Jelks familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Jelks (post 1700) | + |
- Gregory Dion Jelks (1961-2017), American Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1987 and later for the Australia national baseball team
- Amanda Renee Jelks (b. 1986), American actress
- William Dorsey Jelks (1855-1931), American Democratic politician who was the 32nd Governor of Alabama
- William Dorsey Jelks (1855-1931), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Alabama State Senate; Governor of Alabama, 1900, 1901-04, 1905-07; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912 2
- J. T. Jelks, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Arkansas, 1896 2
- Godfrey Jelks, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 19th District, 2008 2
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