How common is the surname Sin?

3,725 people in the United States had the surname Sin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,885 Americans. It ranked 8,797th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sin?

Angelica Sinn, American pornographic actress.

Where is the surname Sin most common?

Wikidata records people named Sin in the United States.

Is the surname Sin getting more or less common?

More common. 3,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,725 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Sin

A Chinese surname, carried by 3,725 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). Sin is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

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

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 3,725 people named Sin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,885 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,335.

#8,797

rank among US surnames

3,725

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+11.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,011)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,789	Florian	3,731	82,751
#8,791	Geraci	3,729	82,796
#8,793	Crotty	3,726	82,862
#8,797	Pavlik	3,725	82,885
#8,799	Ober	3,724	82,907
#8,800	Belisle	3,722	82,952
#8,801	Vogler	3,721	82,974

Who is named Sin

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

90% of people named Sin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.9%

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 Sins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Angelica Sinn
American pornographic actress, born 1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sin

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

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sin come from?: From Cantonese 單 /单 (sin6) or 冼 (sin2).
How common is the surname Sin?: 3,725 people in the United States had the surname Sin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,885 Americans. It ranked 8,797th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sin?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Sin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sin?: Angelica Sinn, American pornographic actress.
Where is the surname Sin most common?: Wikidata records people named Sin in the United States.
Is the surname Sin getting more or less common?: More common. 3,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,725 in 2010, up 12%.