何氏图腾释义

【释义】何的本义是挑担，就是负重、负荷。甲骨文写法是一个人肩上扛着戈的图形。

【起源】西周晋国开国君主姬叔虞的11世孙姬万，食采于韩（今山西河津），后3世有韩厥，从封姓为韩氏。战国初期，韩厥的7世孙韩虔（即韩景侯）同晋国的赵氏、魏氏一起瓜分晋国，建立韩国。后被秦国所灭。亡国后的韩国遗民，一部分逃到陈、楚境内淮河与长江之间（今河南信阳和湖北北部），当地人的口音把韩读作“何”，后来依读音写成何。“自古韩何是一家”。

得姓始祖：韩厥

始 祖 地：河南信阳

郡望堂号：庐江、东海、陈郡；水部堂

当今排序／人口：第18位／约1400万

宋版百家姓排序：第21位

现存家谱：613部 

Explanation of the He Clan Totem

Meaning

The original meaning of He (何) is carrying a load on a shoulder pole—that is, bearing weight or burden.

In oracle‑bone script, the character depicts a person carrying a halberd on their shoulder, emphasizing the idea of lifting or bearing.

Origin

The He surname traces back to the Ji (姬) lineage of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

• Ji Wanyu, the 11th‑generation descendant of Ji Shuyu, founding ruler of the State of Jin, held the fief of Han (modern Hejin, Shanxi).

• Three generations later came Han Jue, who adopted the fief name as his surname, becoming the ancestor of the Han clan.

• In the early Warring States period, Han Jue’s 7th‑generation descendant Han Qian (also known as Marquis Jing of Han) joined the Zhao and Wei clans in partitioning the State of Jin, establishing the State of Han.

The State of Han was later conquered by the State of Qin.

After the fall of their state, many Han survivors fled south to the region between the Huai River and the Yangtze River (modern Xinyang, Henan, and northern Hubei).

Because of the local dialect, the pronunciation of Han (韩) shifted toward He (何).

Over time, the written form changed to match the spoken form, giving rise to the He surname.

This is why people say:

“Since ancient times, Han and He have been one family.”

Ancestral Founder of the Surname

Han Jue

Ancestral Homeland

Xinyang, Henan

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Lujiang, Donghai, Chen Commandery

• Shuibutang Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 18th most common surname in China

• Approximately 14 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 21st

Existing Genealogies

• 613 volumes preserved today