Jin (錦) is pronounced jǐn and is currently an uncommon surname among the Han Chinese.
The Jin surname has a national population of approximately one thousand, is considered rare, and ranks 1,297th in the latest population ranking.
The surname is recorded in Xing Shi Kao Lue as deriving from the descendants of Jinguans. Jिंगuan was an ancient official title overseeing brocade production, so the surname was formed from an official office.
The surname appears in Xing Yuan and is included in Xu Tongzhi, Clan Records.
The Jin surname is distributed in Beijing, Fuping in Hebei, Taiyuan and other places in Shanxi, and is also found in Honghu in Hubei, Gaoyao in Guangdong, Qiubei in Yunnan, and Chengdu in Sichuan. It is additionally recorded in Shangyu in Zhejiang, Taipei in Taiwan, Youyu in Shanxi, and Danzhai in Guizhou.
Jin Bei served as Langzhongling during the Han dynasty. Jin Cai, a native of Qing Shen in Sichuan, served as an administrative officer of Zhongyi Right Guard during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty.
Start with ancestral counties, villages, personal names and dates. Record genealogy titles, volumes, editions and catalog identifiers. A shared surname does not prove a shared lineage; compare branch records.
These catalogs or datasets attest written names, not every origin or lineage claim on this page.
This page includes automatically organized material. Check the references and original family documents.
Submit the information and a reference link for possible inclusion on this page.
