The chinn Surname
chinn Name Meaning and History
English: from Old English cin ‘chin’, as a nickname for
someone with a prominent chin or else for a clean-shaven man.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| slaves named Chinn |
 RhondaJ
| 1 |
| Immigrant John Chynn | Mary Jeanne Chinn | 3 |
| elijah pendleton chinn family | james chinn | 30 |
| ALL THESE CHINNS AND CHINN RELATIVES |
coboy1
| 17 |
| Perry Chinn 1763 to 1847 |
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| 0 |
| Chinns (English?) |
tcs99
| 10 |
| Jane Chinn |
susannah90
| 2 |
| Chinn Devon-London-Australia |
T4tsinda
| 0 |
| chinn family bible | hillery | 3 |
| Evelyn or Blanche Chin(n)/Westhaver b. abt 1928 |
whalewashingdolphin
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