1, originated in Shao Hao and Yinfeng Yin Cheng.
According to the genealogy "The Origin and Rhyme of Surnames" written by Zhang Jiuling in the Tang Dynasty, "Yin, the son of his son, is a righteous man, and the city of Yin is sealed, and then he is the surname". Shao Hao is a descendant of the ancient river tribe and the leader of the ancient Dongyi nationality. Yin is the son, in charge, sealed in, and later generations take Yin as their surname.
Another genealogy in the Tang Dynasty, Yuan He Xing 'an Zu, recorded that "the son of Shao Hao was given a surname in Yin Cheng". Shao Hao family used to take "Xuanniao" as a totem, and this origin can also be understood as taking totem as a surname.
2. From the localization of ethnic minorities.
According to "A Brief History of Clans in Qing Dynasty", there are some sinicized Yin surnames in Mongolia, such as Borzijit, Yegulut and Yinzhai. Zhang Jiashi of Manchu Xibo nationality has been translated into Yin; Today, Bai, Miao, Zhuang and Korean all have Yin surnames.
Second, the historical celebrities are:
1, Shi Yi, formerly known as Yi Yin and Yi Yin, is a historian of Dongguan Village, Tangxing Town, Yicheng County, Shanxi Province.
2. Yin Jifu (852-775 BC), a native of Fangling (now Fangxian County, Hubei Province) in the Western Zhou Dynasty, was the Gelao nationality after the Yellow Emperor and the monarch of the Yin State. His name is Ji Fu, Shi, and his name is Jia, Jia Hefu.
3. Yin Zhen (79- 162) was born in Wulian County of the Eastern Han Dynasty (now Zheng 'an, Guizhou). He is the first famous Confucian scholar, writer, educator and calligrapher in Guizhou to inquire about the culture of the Central Plains. Cheng Lang, a former minister, and Jingzhou secretariat.