Jelks Family History
Jelks Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Kent): from the Middle English personal name Gilke Gelke a shortened form of Gilkin with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Gilkin was a pet form of either the common female name Gillian or the less common male name Giles (see Gillian 1 Giles ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022