佘氏图腾释义

【释义】佘，出自蛇。因蛇的形象不好，人们用“佘”代替“蛇”。佘专作地名和姓氏之用。

【起源】1.源于姬姓，出自春秋时期秦国大夫由余之后，属于姓氏音变转化为氏。古字有余无佘，余转韵为遮切，音蛇。汉朝以前，并没有佘氏这一姓氏，在西周、春秋、战国时期也都没有佘氏一族的记载。后来的“佘”字是从“余”字音变后转化而来。2.源自以地名为氏。汉后有荼山（今上海市青浦县东南），居住在荼山的周围的居民，以山名为姓氏，称荼氏，汉朝以后演变为佘氏。　

得姓始祖：由余

始 祖 地：山西西安、上海青浦

郡望堂号：雁门、南昌；慰忠堂、祐启堂

当今排序／人口：第250位／约34万

宋版百家姓排序：不详

现存家谱：15部 

Interpretation of the She (佘) Surname Totem

【Meaning】

The character 佘 (She) originates from the word for snake (蛇, pronounced shé). Because the image of a snake was considered unfavorable or taboo, the character 佘 was adopted as a substitute. Consequently, 佘 is used exclusively for geographical names and as a surname.

【Origins】

1. From the Ji (姬) Surname: This lineage traces back to You Yu, a high official (Dafu) of the State of Qin during the Spring and Autumn period. It is a phonetic evolution of the surname Yu (余). In ancient scripts, the character 余 existed but 佘 did not; the pronunciation of Yu shifted phonetically toward the sound of "snake." Before the Han Dynasty, there are no historical records of the "She" surname in the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn, or Warring States periods. The character 佘 emerged later as a transformation of 余.

2. From Place Names: After the Han Dynasty, there was a Mount Tu (荼山, located southeast of modern-day Qingpu District, Shanghai). Residents living around the mountain adopted the mountain's name as their surname (Tu), which evolved into She (佘) over time.

Historical & Demographic Profile

Category

Details

Founding Ancestor

You Yu (Official of the State of Qin)

Ancestral Homelands

Xi'an (Shaanxi); Qingpu (Shanghai)

Prefectural Mansions (Junwang)

Yanmen, Nanchang

Hall Names (Tanghao)

Weizhong Hall, Youqi Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 250th / Approx. 340,000 people

Song Dynasty Ranking

Unlisted/Unknown

Extant Genealogies

15 volumes currently preserved