Yamin Family History

Muslim (mainly the Indian subcontinent) and Jewish (from North Africa): from a personal name based on Arabic yamīn ‘right-hand side’ (see the Koran 538). This name is found among both Muslims and Jews.

Jewish (from Belarus and Lithuania): artificial name from the Biblical male personal name Yamin (Genesis 410).

Burmese: from a female personal name usually forming part of a compound name from yamin ‘beautiful young woman’. — Note: Since Burmese do not have hereditary surnames this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.