Jerningham is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Jerningham Wakefield
Edward Jerningham Wakefield (25 June 1820 – 3 March 1879), known as Jerningham Wakefield, was the only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. As such, he was closely associated with his father's interest in colonisation. He worked for the New Zealand ...
(1820–1879), the only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield
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Henry Jerningham
Sir Henry Jerningham KB (1509/10 – 6 September 1572) was an English courtier during the Tudor period. He was a Gentleman Pensioner during the reign of Henry VIII. In the succession crisis of 1553 he was one of the foremost supporters of M ...
(1512–1572), English courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I
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Henry Stafford-Jerningham, 9th Baron Stafford
Henry Valentine Stafford-Jerningham, 9th Baron Stafford DL (2 January 1802 – 30 November 1884), known as Henry Jerningham until 1824 and styled The Honourable Henry Stafford-Jerningham between 1824 and 1851, was a British peer and politician ...
(1802–1884), British peer and politician
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Hubert Jerningham, KCMG, DL (1842–1914), British Liberal Party politician and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1897–1900
See also
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Jerningham Baronets, of Cossey in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England
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