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Origin and popularity of the name IN

Origin

In : 1: Chinese: variant of Yin.2: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 阮 see Ruan 3.3: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 袁 see Yuan 1.4: Korean: name of a family that migrated from China to Korea during the reign of Shilla's 3rd-century king Sŏk Yu-rye (284–98). The founding ancestor In So established a clan seat in the Kyodong area of Chŏlla North Province. Another clan seat was subsequently established by his descendent In Pin during the Koryŏ period. The surname is not common in Korea.5: Cambodian: written អ៊ិន unexplained.

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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Oxford Dictionary if Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ©2016, University of the West of England
FANBI : The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, ©2021, University of the West of England

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    Variants of name IN

    HYENNE HIENNE HYENE INNE