# Sin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sin/  
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) | 3,725 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,797 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 82,885 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (3,335 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Cantonese 單 /单 (sin6) or 冼 (sin2).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sin 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) | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 90% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sin in the United States.

## People named Sin

- Angelica Sinn, American pornographic actress

## Similar surnames

Singh, Sain, Saini, Sine, Sinn, Saine, Sinay, Shin, Shinn, Shine, Sim, Swinney.

## 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.