as a Last Name
- 7,238
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Jin
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 金: from the honorary surname, Jin Tianshi of Shao Hao, a son of the legendary emperor Huang Di of the 26th century BC. The character for jin also means ‘gold’ or ‘metal’. Some later descendants of Shao Hao adopted Jin as their surname.
| 4,887th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,238
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Jin per capita
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