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Mandarin, the common dialect of China; other romanizations of the surname include Chin and Jin in Mandarin, Ceon and Cheun in Cantonese, and Tần (or Tan when commonly written without accent in ASCII) in Vietnamese. People with this surname are most commonly found in
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100 most common family names in mainland China (2020)
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492:(1898–1986), botanist specialist of pteridophytes
371:(秦檜; 1090–1155), Southern Song dynasty politician
340:(秦朗), Wei general of the Three Kingdoms period
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389:(秦日綱; 1821–1856), Taiping Rebellion leader
137:Other surnames romanized as "Qin" include
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383:(秦良玉; 1574–1648), Ming dynasty general
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414:(秦祥林; Qin Xianglin; born 1948), actor
352:(秦宗權; died 889), Tang dynasty warlord
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346:(秦瓊; died 638), Tang dynasty general
474:(秦少波; born 1982), acrobat and actor
444:(秦艺源; born 1973), badminton player
295:and 穆颜 during the Manchu period).
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486:(秦升; born 1986), football player
408:(秦怡; Qin Yi; 1922–2022), actress
1193:List of common Chinese surnames
365:), Song dynasty writer and poet
306:Notable people with the surname
159:which combined two characters:
514:"Chinese surname history: Qin"
334:(秦嘉), Eastern Han dynasty poet
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426:(秦光荣; born 1954), politician
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432:(秦裕; born 1964), politician
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420:(秦晖; born 1953), historian
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438:(秦刚; born 1966), diplomat
395:(秦基伟; 1914–1997), general
259:After the opening of the
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564:Origins of Chinese Names
468:(秦岚; born 1981), actress
450:(秦东亚; born 1978), judoka
244:in the 10th century BC,
16:Not to be confused with
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263:in the 2nd century BC,
131:Hundred Family Surnames
480:(秦凯; born 1986), diver
456:(秦昊; born 1979), actor
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240:(鲁). During the early
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518:People's Daily Online
319:(秦開), general of the
291:Moyan (抹捻 during the
18:Tan / Qin (surname 覃)
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163:舂 "to pound", and
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344:Qin Qiong
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532:"秦, Qin"
436:Qin Gang
356:Qin Guan
338:Qin Lang
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