The chin Surname
chin Name Meaning and History
- English: variant spelling of Chinn.
- Chinese
: variant of Jin 1. - Chinese
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Cantonese variant of Qian. - Chinese
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variant of Qin 1. - Chinese
: variant of
Qin 2. - Chinese
: variant of Jin 2.
- Chinese
: variant of Jin 3. - Korean: there are four Chinese characters for the surname Chin, representing five clans. At least three of the clans have origins in China; most of them migrated to Korea during the Kory{ou} period (ad 918–1392).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Ronald Chin |
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faithful222
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| Evelyn Chin (born Evelyn Westhaver) |
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| lost father |
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| Chin , Hong Kong, Guyana, Jamaica, England, Canada, Suranam |
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| Death of Mr. Yung On Chin in China |
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| Sue Mei Chin obit | paul mcbride | 0 |
| George Eli Chinn and Agnus Woods | Olive Steinwandt | 1 |
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