How common is the surname Shin?

21,735 people in the United States had the surname Shin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,205 Americans. It ranked 1,656th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shin?

Eddie Shin, American actor, followed by Kim Chi.

Where is the surname Shin most common?

Wikidata records people named Shin in the United States.

Is the surname Shin getting more or less common?

More common. 15,857 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,735 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Shin

A Korean surname, carried by 21,735 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shin is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

Korean origin

Borrowed from Korean 신 (sin), derived from 申, 辛, or 愼.

One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,735 people named Shin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,205 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,857.

#1,656

rank among US surnames

21,735

people in 2010

7.4

per 100,000 Americans

+37.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,099)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,647	Redmond	21,834	14,141
#1,648	Jarrett	21,821	14,149
#1,649	Bolden	21,819	14,150
#1,650	Wolff	21,815	14,153
#1,651	Thorpe	21,813	14,154
#1,652	Hassan	21,801	14,162
#1,653	Hadley	21,771	14,182

Who is named Shin

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

95% of people named Shin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

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

Famous Shins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eddie Shin
American actor, born 1976
Kim Chi
American drag queen and Drag Race alumna, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shin

Shin has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Other Korean surnames

All 42 Korean surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Shin come from?: Borrowed from Korean 신 (sin), derived from 申, 辛, or 愼.
How common is the surname Shin?: 21,735 people in the United States had the surname Shin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,205 Americans. It ranked 1,656th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shin?: Eddie Shin, American actor, followed by Kim Chi.
Where is the surname Shin most common?: Wikidata records people named Shin in the United States.
Is the surname Shin getting more or less common?: More common. 15,857 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,735 in 2010, up 37%.