Yin is a Chinese surname. In 800 BCE, Bo Jifu, a renowned judge during the reign of Zhou Xuan Wang, held the position of Yin and changed his name to Yin Jifu. During the era of the Imperial Examination System, three other magistrates took on the surname Yǐn (尹) to denote their Imperial rank and favoured status. It is the 100th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
See also Woolf, Woolfe, Wolff, Wolfson and Woolfson.
Antunes is a surname in the Portuguese language, of patronymic origin meaning "son of Anthony (António)". It is derived from the root name Antonius. The early origin of the name traces back to Tuscany. The Spanish variant is Antúnez or Antunez.
Féng is a Chinese surname. It is 9th on in the Song Dynasty Hundred Family Surname poem and is reported as the 31st most common Chinese last name in 2006. Unlike the less common Feng name "phoenix" it is a rising second tone féng in modern Mandarin.
Son, Sohn or Shon is a common Korean family name.
Ma is a Chinese family name. The surname literally means "horse". As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in Mainland China and the most common surname within the Chinese Muslim community, specifically the Hui people, Dongxiang people and Salar people. In 2019 it was the 13th most common surname in Mainland China. A 2013 study found it to be the 13th most common, shared by 17,200,000 people or 1.290% of the population, with the province with the most being Henan. It is the 52nd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Zhong is pinyin transliteration of several Chinese surnames, including Zhōng (鍾/钟), Zhòng. and Zhòng (仲), etc. These are also transliterated as Chung. It is sometimes transliterated as Cheong or Choong in Malaysia. In Indonesia, it is transliterated as Tjung or Tjoeng.
Bielski is a Polish spelling of the Slavic surname Belsky. The Lithuanized form is Bielskis/Bielskiene/Bielskytė, Latvian: Beslkis.
Rifkind is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mao is the romanization of several Chinese family names, including common names 毛 (Máo), 茅 (Māo) and some rare names 茆 (Máo), 卯 (Máo), 貌 (Mào) etc.
Vincent Tchenguiz is an Iranian-British entrepreneur born in Tehran. Robert Tchenguiz is his younger brother. Tchenguiz is known as a major donor to the Conservative Party (UK) and an investor in the controversial company SCL Group, known for the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal involving its subsidiary.
Liǔ is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin found in China, Korea and Japan, as well as in Vietnam of Southeast Asia. It is the 60th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Chi is a Chinese surname. It is also Romanized "Chi" (지) in Korean.
Yu is the 82nd surname mentioned in the Hundred Family Surnames. According to the 2006 census of People's Republic of China, it ranks 38th nationally. In 2019 it was the 41st most common surname in Mainland China. The name is transliterated as Vuu in Vietnamese but is very rare in Vietnam. It is the 82nd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Brar is the surname originating from Punjab, India. People with this surname include:
Oschmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fribourg is a Belgian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fisker is a Scandinavian surname meaning fisher (fisherman), in Danish and Norwegian. Its English cognate is the surname Fisher.
Gu or Ku/Koo 辜 is a Chinese-language surname. In 2013 it was found to be the 340th most common surname, shared by 138,000 people or 0.010% of the population, with the province having the most being Sichuan. The name means ‘crimes’ or ‘guilt’, and was adopted by descendants of criminals.
Xiè (解) is a surname. The character 解 is also pronounced "Jiě." A 2013 study found that is was the 182nd-most common surname, shred by 710,000 people or 0.053% of the population, with Shandong being the province with the most.
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