• Source: Ren (surname)

Rén is the Mandarin pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname written 任 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 (pinyin: rèn; Jyutping: jam6), but as a surname is pronounced "rén," as well as in Ren County in Hebei.




Ancient Surname


Rèn (妊) is a variant of the surname and one of the Eight Great Surnames of Chinese Antiquity. Unlike 任 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




Notable people



Ren Guang (任光; died 29 AD), Eastern Han dynasty general, one of the Yuntai 28 generals
Ren Shang (died 118), Eastern Han Protector General of the Western Regions
Ren Jun (died 204), Eastern Han dynasty military officer
Ren Yaxiang (died 662), Tang dynasty general and chancellor
Ren Zhigu (fl. 692), chancellor of Empress Wu Zetian
Ren Huan (died 927), Later Tang general and chancellor
Ren Renfa (1254–1327), Yuan dynasty artist and irrigation expert
Ren Xiong (1823–1857), painter of the Shanghai School
Ren Xun (1835–1893), painter, brother of Ren Xiong
Ren Bonian (1840–1896), painter of the Shanghai School, nephew of Ren Xiong and Ren Xun
Ren Zhu (died 1867), Nien Rebellion leader
Ren Fuchen (1884–1918), Soviet Red Army commander
Ren Guang (1900–1941), composer
Ren Bishi (1904–1950), early Communist leader
Chih-Kung Jen (Ren Zhigong; 1906–1995), Chinese-American physicist
Yam Kim-fai (任劍輝, 1913–1989), opera actress
Ren Mei'e (1913–2008), geologist
Ren Zhongyi (1914–2005), Communist Party Chief of Liaoning and Guangdong province
Ren Xinmin (1915–2017), aerospace engineer
Ren Jiyu (1916–2009), philosopher, scholar
Ren Rong (1917–2017), general and Communist Party Chief of Tibet Autonomous Region
Ren Rongrong (任溶溶; 1923–2022), children's literature writer and translator
Ren Jianxin (1925–2024), President of the Supreme People's Court of China
Ren Zhengfei (born 1944), founder, chairman and CEO of Huawei
Ren Wanding (born 1944), founder of Chinese Human Rights League
Yum Sin-ling (Ren Shanning; born 1948), Hong Kong politician
Joseph Yam (任志剛, born 1948), Hong Kong statistician
Ren Zhiqiang (born 1951), Chinese property tycoon and critic of the government
Gish Jen (Ren Bilian; born 1955), American writer
Simon Yam (Ren Dahua; born 1955), Hong Kong actor
Ren Runhou (1957–2014), former Vice Governor of Shanxi province
Ren Jianxin (born 1959), founder and president of ChemChina
Ren Yexiang (born 1961), actress
Vivian Wing-Wah Yam (Ren Yonghua; born 1963), Hong Kong chemist
Ren Xuefeng (1965–2019), Party Chief of Guangzhou and Deputy Party Chief of Guangdong and Chongqing
Richie Jen (Ren Xianqi; born 1966), Taiwanese singer and actor
Yam Kai-bong (任啟邦, born 1978), Hong Kong politician
Edward Yum (Ren Liangxian; born 1979), Hong Kong politician, son of Yum Sin-ling
Alex Yam (任梓铭, born 1981), Singaporean politician
Selina Jen (Ren Jiaxuan; born 1981), Taiwanese singer, member of S.H.E
Ren Hui (born 1983), female speed skater, Olympic medalist
Ren Han (born 1984), artist
Ren Yongshun (born 1985), football player
Ren Cancan (born 1986), world champion female boxer
Ren Ye (born 1986), female field hockey player, Olympic medalist
Ren Hang (1987–2017), photographer
Ren Suxi (born 1988), Chinese actress and singer
Ren Hang (born 1989), football player
Ren Xin (born 1989), football player
Ren Jialun (born 1989), Chinese actor and singer
Ren Junfei (born 1990), basketball player
Ren Hao (任豪) (born 1995), Chinese singer, member of R1SE
Ren Ziwei (born 1997), speed skater




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Yang (marga)
• Orang Iran di Tiongkok
• Ren (surname)
• Ren
• Yum
• Yam
• Ren Zhengfei
• Rens (name)
• Jen
• Jiāng (surname 姜)
• Yíng
• Sengoku (surname)