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There are approximately 3,854 people named Chin in the UK. That makes it the 2,666th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 61 are named Chin.

Region of origin

Asia

Country of origin

China

Language of origin

Chinese

Religion of origin

Unknown

Classification

Unknown


Related and similar surnames

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The Chin surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CHIN. Perhaps a diminutive of Chinbald, but more likely local. A De Cheue occurs in H.R. co. Bedford, and there is also a Le Chene.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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