Yin
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the romanization of various Chinese characters.
Proper noun edit
Yin (plural Yins)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Yin is the 5324th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6548 individuals. Yin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.97%) individuals.
Etymology 2 edit
A borrowing of Chinese 陰山/阴山 (Yīnshān)
Proper noun edit
Yin
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Yin
- (historical) an alternative name for the Shang dynasty