<Tr> <Th> Revised Romanization </Th> <Td> Sin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> McCune--Reischauer </Th> <Td> Sin </Td> </Tr> <P> Shin is a Korean family name . It is cognate to the Chinese family names Shēn and Xin . According to the 2000 census in South Korea, there were 911,556 people carrying the Shin surname . </P> <P> There are three Chinese characters for the Shin surname . Between these three characters, there are five different clans . Each Shin clan descends from a different founding ancestor . One of the Shin clans traces its origins to China . Members of the various Shin clans can be found throughout the Korean peninsula . </P>

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