Английская Википедия:Chin (surname)
Chin is a surname. As a Chinese surname or Korean surname, it could originate from various Chinese characters (including Шаблон:Linktext, Шаблон:Linktext, and Шаблон:Linktext), and it is also a surname in other cultures as well.
Origins
As a Chinese surname, Chin could originate from numerous Chinese characters including the following, listed by their spelling in Mandarin Pinyin:[1]
- Chen (Шаблон:Zh), spelled Chin based on its pronunciation in multiple varieties of Chinese including Hakka (Hagfa Pinyim: Шаблон:Transl; IPA: Шаблон:IPA).[2][3] This spelling of the surname is particularly common in Jamaica, to the extent that other Jamaicans will often use the nickname "Miss Chin" to address any Chinese Jamaican woman whose name they do not know.[4]
- Jīn (Шаблон:Zh; IPA: Шаблон:IPA), spelled Chin in the Wade–Giles system used until the mid-20th century and still widespread in Taiwan.[5]
- Jìn (Шаблон:Zh; IPA: Шаблон:IPA), spelled Chin in the Wade–Giles system.[6]
- Qián (Шаблон:Zh), spelled Chin based on its pronunciation in Cantonese (Шаблон:Zh; IPA: Шаблон:IPA). Written with a character meaning "money", according to tradition this originated as an occupational surname during the Western Zhou dynasty.[7]
- Qín (Шаблон:Zh; IPA: Шаблон:IPA), spelled Chin based on a simplification of the Wade–Giles spelling Ch'in. This originated as a toponymic surname, referring either to the state of Qin or to later places with the same name.[8]
As a Korean surname, Chin is the McCune–Reischauer romanisation of the four surnames more commonly spelled Jin in the Revised Romanization of Korean (Шаблон:Korean; IPA: Шаблон:IPA). There is no modern Korean surname which Revised Romanization would spell as Chin (Шаблон:Lang).[9][10]
As an English surname, Chin is a variant spelling of Chinn (from Middle English Шаблон:Wikt-lang or Шаблон:Wikt-lang), which originated as a nickname for people with prominent or distinctive chins.[11]
Statistics
The 2000 South Korean census found 170,980 people with the four Korean surnames spelled Chin in McCune–Reischauer.[9] However, relatively few South Koreans with these surnames choose to spell them as Chin. In a study based on year 2007 application data for South Korean passports, 94.3% of the applicants with one of these surnames chose the spelling Jin for their passport, while only 4.7% chose the spelling Chin.[10]
According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks, 1,504 people on the island of Great Britain and 17 on the island of Ireland bore the surname Chin in 2011. In 1881 there were 53 people with the surname in Great Britain, primarily at Cornwall.[1]
The 2010 United States Census found 27,487 people with the surname Chin, making it the 1,279th-most-common name overall. This represented an increase in absolute numbers, but a decrease in relative frequency, from 25,673 (1,255th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, slightly more than three quarters of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, about 6% as White, and about 6% as Black.[12] It was the 50th-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 Census who identified as Asian.[13]
People
Government, law, and politics
- Larry Chin (Шаблон:Lang; 1922–1986), Chinese-born American CIA officer
- Chin Harn Tong (Шаблон:Lang; born 1938), Singaporean politician
- Peter Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1941), New Zealand politician
- Ming Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1942), American judge
- Peter Chin Fah Kui (Шаблон:Lang; born 1945), Malaysian politician
- Elias Camsek Chin (born 1949), Palauan politician
- Chin Young (Шаблон:Korean; born 1950), South Korean politician
- Chin Hsiao-hui (Шаблон:Lang; born 1951), Taiwanese politician
- Chin Tet Yung (Шаблон:Lang; born 1951), Singaporean politician
- Denny Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1954), American federal judge
- Margaret Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1954), American politician of Chinese descent
- Maria Chin Abdullah (born Chin Cheen Lian Шаблон:Lang, 1956), Malaysian politician
- Ben Chin (Шаблон:Korean; born 1964), Canadian political advisor
- Chin Wan (Шаблон:Lang; born 1964), Hong Kong localist activist
- Doug Chin (born 1966), American lawyer and politician from Hawaii
- Chin Bun Sean, Cambodian politician
- Gabriel J. Chin, American law professor
- Chin Liew Ten, Singaporean philosophy professor
Music
- Eddie Chin (born 1948), American bassist
- Vincent "Randy" Chin (1937–2003), Jamaican record producer
- Leonard Chin (born 1953), Jamaican reggae record producer
- Clive Chin (born 1954), Jamaican record producer
- Gordon Shi-Wen Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1957), Taiwanese composer
- Unsuk Chin (Шаблон:Korean; born 1961), South Korean composer of classical music
- Tessanne Chin (born 1985), Jamaican recording artist
- Esther Applunius Chin (born 1987), Malaysian singer
- Robotaki (born Preston Anthony Chin, 1991), Canadian DJ and producer
- Meg Lee Chin, American musician
- Valentine Chin, Jamaican guitarist
Science and engineering
- Chin Fung Kee (1920–1990), Malaysian civil engineer
- Roland Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1952), Hong Kong electrical engineering professor
- Wynne Chin (born Шаблон:C.), American management information systems professor
- Lynda Chin (born 1968), Chinese-born American medical doctor
- Karen Chin (Шаблон:Fl.), American paleontologist and taphonomist
- James Chin, American public health epidemiologist
Sport
- Chin Kuai-Ti (Шаблон:Lang; 1915–?), Chinese boxer
- George Chin (born 1929), Canadian ice hockey player
- Honson Chin (born 1956), Jamaican cyclist
- Aurora Chin (born 1958), Romanian archer
- Colin Chin (born 1961), American ice hockey player
- Carla Chin (born 1966), Canadian football goalkeeper
- Tiffany Chin (born 1967), American figure skating coach
- Jimmy Chin (born 1973), American mountaineer
- Krissy Chin (born 1980), American figure competitor
- Chin Eei Hui (Шаблон:Lang; born 1982), Malaysian badminton player
- Gordon Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1983), Canadian soccer midfielder
- Chin Chum (born 1985), Cambodian football striker
- Chin Kah Mun (Шаблон:Lang; born 1985), Malaysian badminton player
- Dennis Chin (born 1987), Jamaican football forward
- Marc Chin (born 1987), Caymanian cricketer
- Shawn Chin (born 1989), American soccer midfielder and forward
- Andrew Chin (born 1992), American baseball pitcher
- Casey Chin (born 1992), Canadian football linebacker
- Lee Chin (born 1992), Irish hurler, Gaelic football, and soccer player
- Alex Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 2000), Hong Kong footballer
- Christian Didier Chin (born 2000), Malaysian tennis player
Television and film
- Chin Tsi-ang (Шаблон:Lang; 1909–2007), Chinese martial artist and actress
- Chin Han (actor, born 1938) (Шаблон:Lang), Hong Kong actor
- Chin Han (actor, born 1946) (Шаблон:Lang), Taiwanese actor
- Charlie Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1948), Taiwanese actor
- Glen Chin (1948–2018), American actor of Chinese descent
- Chin Shih-chieh (Шаблон:Lang; born 1951), Taiwanese actor
- Marcus Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1954), Singaporean actor
- Chin Siu-ho (Шаблон:Lang; born 1963), Hong Kong actor
- Chin Ka-lok (Шаблон:Lang; born 1965), Hong Kong actor
- Sheila Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1969), Hong Kong actress
- Feodor Chin (born 1974), American actor
- Cheryl Chin (born 1979), Singaporean actress
- Jolene Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1980), Malaysian actress
- Ashley Chin (born 1982), English actor of Jamaican descent
- Felicia Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1984), Singaporean actress
- Jasmine Suraya Chin (born 1989), Malaysian television presenter and actress
- Lee Lin Chin, Indonesian-born Australian radio and television presenter
Writers and humanities scholars
- Chin Shunshin (Шаблон:Lang; 1924–2015), Japanese novelist from Taiwan
- Frank Chin (born 1940), American writer
- Annping Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1950), American history lecturer
- Marilyn Chin (Шаблон:Lang; born 1955), Hong Kong-born American writer
- Chin Jung-kwon (Шаблон:Korean; born 1963), South Korean aesthetician
- Justin Chin (1969–2015), Malaysian-born American poet
- Staceyann Chin (born 1972), Jamaican poet
- Mei Chin (born 1977), American writer
- Jason Chin (born Шаблон:C.), American children's writer
- Abby Chin (born 1982), American sports journalist
Other
- Chin Gee Hee (Шаблон:Lang; 1844–1929), Chinese merchant in Guangdong and Seattle, Washington
- Chin Chun Hock (Шаблон:Lang; 1844–1927), first Chinese man to settle in Seattle, Washington
- Anna-Marie Chin, New Zealand architect
- Arthur Chin (Шаблон:Lang; 1913–1997), American World War II fighter pilot in China
- Chin Peng (Шаблон:Lang; 1924–2013), Malaysian communist leader
- Leeann Chin (restaurateur) (1933–2010), Guangzhou-born American restaurateur
- Mel Chin (born 1951), American visual artist
- Chin Dae-je (Шаблон:Korean; born 1952), South Korean businessman and politician
- Vincent Jen Chin (Шаблон:Lang; 1955–1982), American murder victim
- Curtis S. Chin (born 1965), American businessman
- Alan Chin (artist) (born 1987), American artist of Chinese descent
- Alan Chin (photographer), American photographer
- Francis Y. L. Chin, Hong Kong computer science professor
- Walter Chin, Jamaican photographer
Fictional characters
- The Crimson Chin, from American animated television series The Fairly OddParents
- Jordi Chin, from Ubisoft's video games series Watch Dogs
See also
- Chinn, surname
- Chin Kung (born 1927), Chinese Buddhist monk (Chin Kung is his dharma name)
- Eusoff Chin (full name Mohamed Eusoff bin Chin, born 1936), Malaysian lawyer (Chin is a patronymic)
- Chin Sian Thang (1938–2021), chairman of the Zomi Congress for Democracy in Myanmar (Burmese names do not have surnames)
- Botak Chin (1951–1981), Malaysian gangster (Шаблон:Wikt-lang is an epithet meaning 'bald', and Chin is part of his given name)
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #11
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book The exact pronunciation would vary depending on the dialect of Hakka; tone 2 in Hagfa Pinyim is a light level tone.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #2
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #3
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #8
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb, entry #5
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web