Yìn
Stroke order of the 印 character
Chinese	印
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yìn Wade–Giles Yin4 IPA [în] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jan3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ìn Middle Chinese Middle Chinese /ʔiɪnH/

Yin (印) is a Chinese surname meaning "stamp" or "seal".^[1][2] According to a 2013 study, it was the 355th most common name in China; it was shared by 121,000 people, or 0.0091% of the population, with the province with the most people being Jiangsu.^[3] It is the 265th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.^[4]

The surname originates with Zi Yin (子印), the courtesy name of Lun, son of Duke Mu of Zheng (ruled 627–606 BC).^[5]

• Yin Shun (印順), monk
• Yin Qing (印青), composer
• Luna Yin (印子月), C-pop singer
• Yin Yijun (印毅俊), canoeist

Surname list

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