Yin
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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