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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Chinese; and the first letter is Y.
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Yam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ren.
Yan 楊, 杨 Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Yang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Yan 严, 嚴 Chinese
From Chinese 严 (yán) referring to the ancient fief of Yan Jun (嚴君) that existed in what is now Sichuan province.
Yan 阎, 閻 Chinese
From Chinese 阎 (yán) meaning "gate", also referring to a fief that existed in the ancient state of Jin in what is now Shanxi province.
Yan 颜, 顏 Chinese
From Chinese 颜 (yán) meaning "face, countenance", also referring to the ancient fief of Yan that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Yanqi Chinese
Yanqi is/ was a county of China. It is also the surname of Mao Yanqi, also known as VAVA.
Yao Chinese
From Chinese 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Yap Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.
Yau 丘, 邱 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Qiu.
Yaw Irish, English, Chinese
Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qiu.
Yeap 叶, 葉 Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.
Yeh 葉, 叶 Chinese
Variant romanization of Ye.
Yen 严, 嚴 Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 严 (see Yan).
Yeo 杨, 楊 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yang.
Yeoh 杨, 楊 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yang.
Yeow Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Yao.
Yew 尤, 游 Chinese (?)
Yick Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yi.
Yim 严, 嚴 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yan.
Yin Chinese
From Chinese 殷 (yīn) referring to the ancient city of Yin, which existed in what is now Henan province and served as the capital of the Shang dynasty (which reigned from 1600 to 1045 BC and was also called Yin).
Yin Chinese
From Chinese 尹 (yǐn), a title for a ministerial position in ancient China. It may also refer to the ancient fief of Yin, which existed in what is now either Shanxi or Henan province.
Yin Chinese
From Chinese 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal".
Yíng Chinese (Rare)
From the name of the royal house of the Qin Dynasty from the ancient Chinese state also known as Qin.
Ying 应, 應 Chinese
From Chinese 应 (yīng) referring to the ancient state of Ying, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Yip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.
Yiu Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yao.
Yong Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Yang.
Yong Chinese
From Chinese 雍 (yōng) either referring the ancient state of Yong, located in what is now Henan province, or the ancient fief of Yong, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
You Chinese
From Chinese 尤 (yóu) meaning "especially, particularly".
Yow 姚, 饒 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yao or Rao.
Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yu 2.
Yue Chinese
From Chinese 岳 (yuè) referring to the ancient title Tai Yue (太岳), which was used by officials in charge of sacrificial rituals on mountain sites.
Yueh Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Yue chiefly used in Taiwan.
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Weng.
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Rong.