# Yin (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,548 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,324 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,151 people |
| Change since 2000 | +54% (4,246 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the romanization of various Chinese characters.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Yin 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) | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## People named Yin

- Yin Mo, 3rd century scholar and official of Shu Han state

## Similar surnames

Yim, Yoon, Yan, Yun, Yuan, Yuen, Yen, Yon, Yawn, Yohn, Youn, Yam.

## 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.