Jin (surname)

This article is about the surname Jin. For other uses, see Jin (disambiguation).

Jin
Family name
Meaning	gold
Region of origin	China
Language(s) of origin	Chinese
Related names	Kim

Jin (Chinese: 金; pinyin: Jīn; Cantonese Yale: Gum) is a Chinese family name. It literally means "gold" and is No. 29 of the Hundred Family Surnames. The surname is also used in Vietnam and Korea, where it is romanized as Kim and in Hong Kong, in Cantonese, Kam. As of 2006, it is ranked the 64th most common surname out of the top 100.

Other less common surnames Romanized as Jin include 靳, 秦, and 晉.

History

Jin is an ancient surname, dating over 4,000 years. It was first mentioned during the period of the Yellow Emperor, a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is considered in Chinese mythology to be the ancestor of all Han Chinese. The legend behind the Jin surname is as follows.

The Yellow Emperor's son, Yi Zhi (Shaohao), eventually succeeded him. On the same day he was installed as leader, a golden phoenix flew down and perched on top of a house exactly opposite of where he sat. His followers reckoned it was an auspicious beginning. They decided to use gold as the emblem of their tribe. Yi Zhi was retitled Jin Tian Shi ("golden skies") by his people, and headed the Jin Tian Tribe. Their settlement was located in Qufu (presently Qufu city in Shandong province). Yi Zhi died in 2515BCE. Some of his descendants adopted Jin as their surnames and left off the words Tian Shi ("skies").

The surname also appeared in an area called Pengcheng (now known as Tong Shan Xian) during the Han Dynasty, from 206BCE to 220CE.

晉(Jin)

Zhou Dynasty ruler King Wu of Zhou's brother is 'Tang Shu Yu'(唐叔虞). he founding to Jin (state), later he's descendant has surname Jin(晉), Han(韓), Wei(魏), Tang(唐).

靳(Jin)

Jin(靳) is Chu (state)'s surname from Zhou Rong. original is Jian(篯, Jin), later change to Jian(錢, qian), Jin(靳, kun), Jin(金, Kam) because similar reading.

金(Jin)

Jin(金) is town surname of Shaoxing, Zhejiang(浙江省). Shi Zhi Xiang(斯宅乡) people had surname Xing(邢), Du(杜), Jin(金), Zhou(周), Xu(徐), Huang(黄), Shi(斯), Cai(蔡), Yu(虞), etc. anyone too, do not know where they came from. Zhejiang(浙江省) is territory of Yue (state).

秦(Qin)

• Qin Zhong(秦仲) receive surname Qin(秦) from King Xuan of Zhou, thus he get a some territory of Chu (state).
• in BC 250~, Yan (state) general Qin Kai(秦开) conquer a Liaoning, and make five county, military wall, tomb of Yalu River around.
• Qin Kai(秦开) grandson Qin Wu Yang(秦舞陽) followed Jing Ke(荊軻) to Qin (state), Tried to kill Qin Shi Huang but failed.
• in BC 236~, Qin (state) amy destroy to Yan (state), thus Yan (state) Ji(姬) royal, Qin(秦) clan, any refugee escape to Liaoning.

琴(Qin)

Qin(琴) is mandarin, Khim(琴) is Minnan, Kam(琴) is cantonese, Kum(琴) is Korean

• from Kum player(琴师) at Shun (Chinese leader) age
• from Qin Lao(琴牢), or Qin Zhang(琴張) in Wei (state) from Lu (state)
• from Xiong (surname) of Chu (state)
• from Hulei(胡雷:Holoi), Huer(胡尔:Hoyi), Hujin(胡仁:Horen) clan of Mongol, alike surname Hu, Ho, Ha, Wu(胡)

Origin of Surname Jin (金) in China

• Jin Mi Di(金日磾), a person of Xiongnu descent, received the surname from Han Wu Di. His father, Xiutu(休屠), was a general during the Xiongnu Dynasty
  • Jin Xuan(金旋) and Jin Yi(金禕) were descendants of Jin Mi Di
• The Chu (state) or Western Chu surname Qian Liu(錢鏐)'s generation change surname from Jian (錢, Qian), to Jin.
• Qiang people's some use surnmae Jin(金), branch of Ju/Ku(俱), Chang(羌), Gong(功) clan
• Song Dynasty age, migrant Jews people has surname Jin(金), Li(李), An(俺), Ai(艾), Zhao(赵), Zhang(张), etc.
• Jin was among the surnames granted to the Kaifeng Jews by an unnamed Song Dynasty emperor.
• at Yuan Dynasty(Mongol), Liu(劉) clan get surname to Jin(金), Jin Fu Xiang(金覆祥)
• Mongolian Ye(也:Ya:Yi) clan get surname Jin(金) after fall of Yuan Dynasty
• Taiwanese aborigines get surname Jin(金) at Qing Dynasty age, branch of Chen, Zhang clan of Taiwanese aborigines
• After the fall of Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro clan get surname Jin(金) because Aisin also means "gold" in the Manchu language.
• Additionally, Jin uses the same character as the Korean surname Kim, where it is the most common surname. It is also a widely found surname among the ethnic Koreans in China because of this.

origin of Kim(金) in korea

金(Jin)

• Silla Kim(金) clan, ruler Jin Hung(眞興), Jin Pyung(眞平), Jin Ji(眞智) use surname Jin(金), known peope are Kim Jong-un(金正恩), Kim Jeong-il(金正日), Kim Il-sung(金日成), Kim Hyŏng-jik(金亨稷)

• Runan(汝南) Kim(金) clan, they come to late Silla from Hunan, China at 8th Century. Jin Ying(金應) live in Runan(汝南), Hunan after fall of Eastern Wei

• Ganghwa Kim clan, Tong Jung(通精) change surname from Jil(Jin?), to Jin(金)
• Dongju Kim(金) clan in Hwanghaedo, they receive surname Kim(金) from king of goryeo

• Modern Kim(金) clan, from China, Manchu, Taiwan Jin(金) clan. some Mongol, Vietnam, Africa, Philippines people get surname Kim after Naturalization

• Gaya(伽倻:Gari:Gara) Kim clan of Kimhae. Geumgwan Gaya(金官伽倻, 本伽倻) ruler Noisil Chengyeoi(惱室靑裔), Dae Gaya(大伽倻) ruler Noisil Juil(惱室朱日), So Gaya(小伽倻) ruler Kim Mal Ro(金末露) get surname Kim. Gaya unite a Japanese Wokou at 4~5th century, they escape to japan after fall of Gaya

• Japanese Kim(金) clan, Wokou peole Nobu, Nogo, Pyung, Ohkamoto, Yun, Chem, Wonjeon, Saya, Sago, Mago, etc get surname Kim(金) after Naturalization. Yiga(伊賀:Yiha:Iga), Kaga(加賀:Kaha) is wakou surname.

• Ya(也:Yi) are barbarian surname at late goryeo. Yayeolga(也列哥) change name to Kim Yi(金義), some Ya(也) clan move to Yuan Dynasty/mongol

眞:秦:金:今(Jin)

• Jin(眞:Zhen) is surname of Baekje, Silla(Sin-ra), Hubaekje(post-baekje) in AD 300-900 year. they mainly disappeared, so minority.
• Baekje gov take Japanese Shin(神:Jin) clan, they get surname to Qin(秦:Jin:Cin) in Baekje at 5th century, Jimmu(神武) is ruler of japan
• Jin(秦:Qin:Cin) clan of Silla at 5~7th century, they escape to area of japan because territorial expansion of Silla, some remain to Silla
• Ka write 金 in japan, so that are populer surname of original japanese from ancient.
• Kum Jun(今俊) is Buddhist of Hwanghaedo, they clan disappeared. 今 is only japanese surname, Kum in Korea, Kim in vietnam
• Kim Dae Jung, born surname is Yoon Dae Man, later get foster father surname Kim
• Kim Jae Jung, born surname is Han Jae Jun, later get foster father surname Kim

Notable people with the surname 金

• Jin Midi (金日磾)
• Jin Shengtan (金聖嘆) (born Jin Renrui 金人瑞)
• Jin Yuelin (金岳霖)
• Jin Di (金迪)
• Jin Jing (金晶)
• Jin Fengling (金鳳玲)
• Jin Jingdao (金敬道)
• Jin Liqun (金立群)
• Jin Xing (金星)
• Jin Li (金力)
• Jin Renqing (金人慶)
• Jin Zhiyang (金志扬)
• Elaine Jin (金燕玲)
• Ha Jin (born Jin Xuefei 金雪飛)

Notable people with the surname 晉

• Jin Xiaomei (晉小梅)