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Yìn
Stroke order of the 印 character
Chinese	印
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yìn Wade–Giles Yin IPA Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jan Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ìn Middle Chinese Middle Chinese /ʔiɪn/

Yin (印) is a Chinese surname meaning "stamp" or "seal". According to a 2013 study, it was the 355th most common name in China; it was shared by 121,000 people, or 0.0091% of the population, with the province with the most people being Jiangsu. It is the 265th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

Origins

The surname originates with Zi Yin (子印), the courtesy name of Lun, son of Duke Mu of Zheng (ruled 627–606 BC).

Notable people

• Yin Shun (印順), monk
• Yin Qing (印青), composer
• Luna Yin (印子月), C-pop singer
• Yin Yijun (印毅俊), canoeist

References

1. "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
2. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
3. Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
4. K. S. Tom. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
5. "Yin Name Meaning & Yin Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.

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