Yìn (surname) explained

P:	Yìn
W:	Yin^4
J:	Jan^3
Mc:	pronounced as //ʔiɪn^H//
Poj:	Ìn

Yin (印) is a Chinese surname meaning "stamp" or "seal".^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3] It is the 265th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.^[4]

Origins

The surname originates with Zi Yin (子印), the courtesy name of Lun, son of Duke Mu of Zheng (ruled 627–606 BC).^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: My China Roots. www.mychinaroots.com.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&q=Yin&pg=PA2983 The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
3. [Yuan Yida]
4. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .
5. Web site: Yin Name Meaning & Yin Family History at Ancestry.com®. www.ancestry.com.