Jin (Korean surname)

Jin or Chin (진) is the romanization of a number of Korean surnames, written as 陳, 秦, 眞, or 晉 in hanja.

While some earliest figures of the surname date back to the Korean Kingdom of Baekjae and Silla, other figures include the early Chinese who immigrated to Korea during the era of Goryeo dynasty.

Similar to the Korean surname Jin, the Chinese surnames Chen and Qin also use the Chinese characters 陳 and 秦.

Notable people

 * Jin Bora (born 1987), South Korean pianist and composer
 * Jin Dae-sung (born 1989), South Korean football player
 * Jin Goo (born 1980), South Korean actor
 * Jin Hee-kyung (born 1968), South Korean actress
 * Jin Ho-eun (born 2000), South Korean actor
 * Jin Ho-jun (born 2002), South Korean taekwondo practitioner
 * Jin Hwan (1913–1951), Korean painter
 * Jin Hyuk, South Korean television director
 * Jin Ji-hee (born 1999), South Korean actress
 * Chin Jung-kwon (born 1963), South Korean critic and professor
 * Jin Kab-yong (born 1974), South Korean retired baseball player
 * Jin Ki-joo (born 1989), South Korean actress
 * Jin Kyung (born 1972), South Korean actress
 * Jin Seon-kyu (born 1977), South Korean actor
 * Jin So-yeon (born 1991), South Korean actress and model
 * Jin Soon-jin (born 1974), South Korean retired football player
 * Jin Sun-kuk (born 1970), South Korean track and field sprinter
 * Unsuk Chin (born 1961), South Korean composer
 * Jin Ye-sol (born 1985), South Korean actress
 * Chin Young (born 1950), South Korean politician