# Qin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/qin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Chinese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,664 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,759 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 115,895 people |
| Change since 2000 | +120% (1,212 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /t͡ʃɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Ch'in, Tsin, Chin |

## Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from Middle Chinese (*dzin), from Old Chinese (*dzin).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Qin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 98% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Qin in the People's Republic of China.

## People named Qin

- Esther Qin, Australian diver
- Bian Que, ancient Chinese physician

## Similar surnames

Quinn, Qian, Quin, Quinney, Quine, Queen, Quan, Quam, Quon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.