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    The surname Yin

    A surname, carried by 6,548 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex Y500

    Yin: #5,324 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Yin #5,324, 6,548 people Yin: #5,324 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Yin #5,324, 6,548 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yin is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    From the romanization of various Chinese characters.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,548 people named Yin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,151 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,246.

    #5,324
    rank among US surnames
    6,548
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +54.2%
    change since 2000 (was #7,245)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,319Giese6,55347,115
    #5,322Ladner6,55147,130
    #5,323Beiler6,54947,144
    #5,324Yin6,54847,151

    Who is named Yin

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

    94% of people named Yin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as two or more races and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.7%
    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 Yins

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Yin Mo
      3rd century scholar and official of Shu Han state, 101–201

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Yin

    Yin has the Soundex code Y500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y500.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Yin come from?
    From the romanization of various Chinese characters.
    How common is the surname Yin?
    6,548 people in the United States had the surname Yin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,151 Americans. It ranked 5,324th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Yin?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Yin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Yin?
    Yin Mo, 3rd century scholar and official of Shu Han state.
    Is the surname Yin getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,246 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,548 in 2010, up 54%.