Chinese surnames

尹

yǐn · Yin

Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
No. 100
Ancestral seat (junwang)
天水
Wikidata
Q717555

In other languages

  • German Yin
  • English Yin
  • Spanish Yoon
  • French Yin
  • Korean 인
  • Russian Доан
  • Vietnamese Doãn

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

  • Wan Chi-keung1956 – 2010

    Hong Kong footballer and actor (1956-2010)

  • Yun Yeong-ryeol1854 – 1939

    Korean politician (1854-1939)

  • Yin Mo101 – 201

    3rd century scholar and official of Shu Han state

  • Yun Doo-su1533 – 1601

    Joseon Dynasty politician and writer (1533-1601)

  • Yin Li150 – 201

    Chinese official and military officer (died c.223)

  • Yin Wen350 BCE – 284 BCE

    philosopher of the School of Names

  • Yin Changheng1884 – 1953

    military personnel in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China (1884-1953)

  • Yun Im1487 – 1545

    Korean general and politician (1487-1545)

  • Yin Fu1840 – 1909

    Chinese martial artist

  • Samuel Yin1950 – 2026

    Taiwanese businessman

  • Yun Ung-nyeol1840 – 1911

    Korean general (1840-1911)

  • Yin Guifang1919 – 2000

    Chinese opera singer-actress

  • 윤원로1450 – 1547

    朝鮮王朝政治家

  • Yun Jim1475 – 1534

    Father of the Joseon Queen Munjeong

  • Princess Dowager Yin

    Wife Li Gao, the founder of Western Liáng

  • Zhongrong Yin1903 – 1963

    Taiwanese minister

  • Yin Kesheng1932 – 2011

    Chinese politician

  • 尹蘊1795 – 1850
  • Yin Yin? – 741

    person, CBDB = 156578

  • Yun Kong-hum1913 – 1974

    politician

  • Yin Wenggui? – 62 BCE

Find printed genealogies

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Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).