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    The surname Qin

    A Chinese surname, carried by 2,664 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /t͡ʃɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex Q500

    Qin: #11,759 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Qin #11,759, 2,664 people Qin: #11,759 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Qin #11,759, 2,664 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Qin is more common than 92.8% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

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

    One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,664 people named Qin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,895 Americans. That is up 120% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,212.

    #11,759
    rank among US surnames
    2,664
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +119.8%
    change since 2000 (was #20,382)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,751Bruckner2,666115,809
    #11,753Balog2,665115,852
    #11,759Frahm2,664115,895
    #11,764Boehmer2,663115,939
    #11,767Pesina2,662115,983

    Who is named Qin

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    98% of people named Qin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 98%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Qins

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Esther Qin
      Australian diver, born 1991
    • Bian Que
      Ancient Chinese physician, -400–-309

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Qin

    Qin has the Soundex code Q500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q500.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Qin come from?
    From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 秦 (Qín), from Middle Chinese (*dzin), from Old Chinese (*dzin).
    How common is the surname Qin?
    2,664 people in the United States had the surname Qin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,895 Americans. It ranked 11,759th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Qin?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Qin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Qin?
    Esther Qin, Australian diver, followed by Bian Que.
    Where is the surname Qin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Qin in the People's Republic of China.
    How do you pronounce Qin?
    Qin is /t͡ʃɪn/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Qin getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,212 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,664 in 2010, up 120%.
    What are other spellings of Qin?
    Ch'in, Tsin and Chin.
    Is Qin also a first name?
    Yes. Qin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.