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Yin

in the US

There are 3,762 people with the last name "Yin" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Yin 7,024
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  1. is 7,020th most common Whitacre
  2. is 7,021st most common Cannady
  3. is 7,022nd most common Levasseur
  4. is 7,023rd most common Yancy
  5. is 7,024th most common Yin
  6. is 7,025th most common Odum
  7. is 7,026th most common Pilkington
  8. is 7,027th most common Surratt
  9. is 7,028th most common Albin

Similar Names and Nicknames

Yan, Yun, Yim, Yen, Yon, Yam, Yum, Yom, Yem, Ynn

Most Common First Names for Yin

Hong, Ming, Wei, Li, Michael, Jun, Ping, Jian, Jie, David

Meaning & History

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Yin

Chinese 尹: from the name of Yin City, in present-day Shanxi province, or from a status name of a government official. A grandson of the legendary emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 BC) was granted Yin City and in due course his descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname. Additionally, throughout the Shang (1766–1122 BC) and Zhou (1122–221 BC) dynasties, there existed a high government position called Yin. Many descendants of Yin officials adopted the status name Yin as their surname.

Chinese 殷: from the name of the Yin dynasty and the city from which it takes its name. Midway through the Shang dynasty (1766–1122 BC), the Shang moved their capital to the city of Yin, in present-day Henan province. Some scholars divide the Shang dynasty into two parts, calling the first half the Shang dynasty, and the second half the Yin dynasty. After the Zhou conquered the Shang, many descendants of the vanquished Yin adopted the city name as their surname.

Cambodian: unexplained.

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