Xin () is the romanization of several Chinese surnames including Xīn 辛, Xīn 新 and Xìn 信. Xīn 辛 is the most common among these; it is the 379th surname in the Hundred Family Surnames.
Origin of Xin
辛 The Chinese Xin (辛) family originated from: Xia Hou (夏后) family in the Xia dynasty period Shen (莘) family in the Xia dynasty period Zang (藏) and Tujia (土家) the Chinese minority Xiang (項) family the Ji (姬) family in Later Zhou dynasty period Beidi the Donghu people Also written "Sun" in Cantonese.
信 The Chinese Xin (信) family originated from: Ji (姬) family of Wei (state) Manchu people at Qing dynasty period
新 The Chinese Xin (新) family originated from: Ji (姬) family of Zhou dynasty Ji (姬) family of Jin (state) (晉) Mongolian of Yuan dynasty period
Notable people named Xin
Xīn 辛 Master Wen, attributed author of Wenzi Xin Zhui (died 163 BC), Marquise of Dai Xin Ping, d. 204 – minister to Han Fu in the Eastern Han dynasty Xin Pi, minister for the Cao Wei empire Xin Xianying, 191–269 – daughter of Xin Pi Empress Xin (Zhang Zuo), wife of the Chinese state Former Liang's ruler Zhang Zuo Xin Maojiang, Tang dynasty chancellor Empress Xin, wife of Shi Siming Xin Qiji, poet and statesman in the Southern Song dynasty Hsin Wen-bing 1912–1999, Taiwanese politician. Jaime Sin, 1928–2005 – archbishop of Manila Xin Kegui, 1950–2012 – professor at Tsinghua University Winnie Hsin, b. 1962 – singer in Taiwan William San, b. 1976 - Malaysian actor, radio deejay and host.
Xīn 忻 Xin Dongwang, 1963–2014 – painter in China
Xìn 信 Hsin Shih-chang, Deputy Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Republic of China Xin Dufang, mathematician in the Northern Qi dynasty Xin Changxing (信长星; born 1963) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Anhui province Xin Yumeng, director of the film Niu Lai
See also Shin (Korean name) Tan (Vietnamese name)
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