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Jin

in the US

There are 5,598 people with the last name "Jin" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Jin 4,896
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  1. is 4,892nd most common Kingsbury
  2. is 4,893rd most common Maestas
  3. is 4,894th most common Saucier
  4. is 4,895th most common Hetrick
  5. is 4,896th most common Jin
  6. is 4,897th most common Armstead
  7. is 4,898th most common Mclellan
  8. is 4,899th most common Wimmer
  9. is 4,900th most common Hixson

Similar Names and Nicknames

Jim, Jan, Jun, Jon, Jen, Jam, Jum, Jom, Jem, Jgm

Most Common First Names for Jin

Yan, Hong, Young, Ying, Yong, Hui, Ming, Yu, Wei, Hua

Meaning & History

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Jin

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.

Chinese 靳: from the name of Jin Shang, a chief official in the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC). Some of his descendants adopted this surname.

Chinese 晋: from the name of the Jin river. Wu Wang, the first king of the Zhou dynasty (1122–16 BC), granted the state of Tang to his third son. Since the Jin river flowed through it, the name of the state was later changed to Jin. Descendants of the third son adopted the new name of the state name as their surname.

Korean: variant of Chin 4.

Japanese: ‘ranks’ or ‘battle array’. The name is not common in Japan.

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