Qin surname, Han surname. Originated from Qinhuai and Tan surname. In the pre-Qin period, the surname Qin was active in Henan, and its main force shifted from north to south. After Qin, Han, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the surname of Qin has spread to various places. By the Song Dynasty, Qin surname was already a famous surname in Guangxi, forming a typical southern surname. During the Song Dynasty, there were about 8,000 Qin surnames, mainly distributed in Guangxi. During the Ming Dynasty, there were about 48,000 people surnamed Qin, accounting for 0.05% of the national population, ranking second.
Surname celebrity
Qin Erjian, the "Man Zi" in central Shandong (now Cili, Shimen and Dayong), was the leader of the "Man Zi" in the third year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (78).
Ji Qin: a teacher of the Tang Dynasty.
Qin Guangdian: A native of Rongzhou (now Rongan County) in Guangxi in the Northern Song Dynasty. Learned and versatile, Song Renzong supervised remonstrance, impeached without avoiding power, and the capital called it remonstrance.