Min (surname)
Min is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 闵 in simplified Chinese and 閔 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Man in Cantonese. Min is listed 132nd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 193rd most common surname in China, shared by 520,000 people.[2] In 2013 it was the 224 the most common, with around 4.3 million people sharing the name, accounting for 0.032% of the total population, with the province with the most people sharing the name being Hubei.[3]
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| Pronunciation | Min (Mandarin) Man (Cantonese) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Man |
| Derivative(s) | Min (Korean name) |
Notable people
- Min Sun (536–487 BC), major disciple of Confucius
- Min Gui (閔珪; 1430–1511), Ming dynasty Viceroy of Liangguang and Minister of War
- Min Kai (閔楷; 16th century), Ming dynasty Minister of Revenue
- Min Hongxue (閔洪學; 16th–17th century), Ming dynasty Minister of Personnel
- Min Mengde (闵梦得; 1565–1628), Ming dynasty Minister of War
- Min Zhen (1730–?), Qing dynasty painter
- Min Yide (闵一得; 1758–1836), Qing dynasty Taoist
- Min Erchang (闵尔昌; 1872–1948), poet and historian
- Min Ganghou (闵刚侯; 1904–1971), PRC Vice Minister of Justice
- Min Zhiting (闵智亭; 1924–2004), chairman of the Chinese Taoist Association
- Min Enze (1924–2016), petrochemical engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Min Naida (闵乃大; 1911-2001), Chinese-German computer scientist
- Min Guirong (闵桂荣; 1933–2021), astrophysicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Min Naiben (1935–2018), physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, brother of Min Naida
- Min Huifen (1945–2014), erhu master
- Min Xiao-Fen, Chinese-American pipa player, sister of Min Huifen
- Min Weifang (闵维方; born 1950), former vice president of Peking University
- Anchee Min or Min Anqi (born 1957), Chinese-American author
- Min Lulei (闵鹿蕾; born 1963), basketball player and coach
- Min Chunfeng (born 1969), female discus thrower
- Min Jin (born 1978), football player
- Min Chunxiao (闵春晓; born 1983), actress
References
- "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- 中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., Jan 1, 2013
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