Ren (surname)


Rén is the Mandarin pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname written in Chinese script. It is romanised as Jen in Wade–Giles, and Yam or Yum in Cantonese. It is listed 58th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 59th most common surname in China, shared by 4.2 million people. In 2019 it was the 49th most common surname in Mainland China.
The character 任 is typically pronounced, but as a surname is pronounced "rén," as well as in Ren County in Hebei.

Ancient Surname

Rèn is a variant of the surname and one of the Eight Great Surnames of Chinese Antiquity. Unlike it is a very rare surname
The Zuo Zhuan states that the surname Ren is a descendant of Fuxi's surname Fēng.
Some consider the two surnames to be related

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