姚氏圖騰釋義 

【釋義】 姚由「女」與「兆」組成。「兆」為其本義。古人占卜時，以火灼燒龜甲，觀察產生的裂紋以占卜吉凶、卜兆或占兆。引申為求兆、預兆，具有「先卜未知」的含義。

【起源】 虞舜出生於「姚墟」（今河南范縣濮城南），以此地名為姓氏，這就是中國最早的姚姓。南宋鄭樵的《通志·氏族略》記載：「姚姓，虞之姓也，虞帝生於姚墟，故因生以為姓」。

• 得姓始祖： 虞舜

• 始祖地： 河南范縣

• 郡望堂號： 吳興、南安；聖仁堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第51位／約538萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第101位

• 現存家譜： 239部

Interpretation of the Yao Clan Totem 

[Definition] The character "Yao" (姚) is composed of "Nü" (女 - woman) and "Zhao" (兆 - omen). "Zhao" is the original meaning. In ancient times, when performing divination, people would burn tortoise shells with fire and interpret the resulting cracks to determine good or bad fortune, a process known as Bu Zhao or Zhan Zhao. This carries the extended meaning of seeking omens or portents, implying the act of divining the unknown.

[Origin] Emperor Shun (Yu Shun) was born in "Yaoxu" (south of present-day Pucheng, Fan County, Henan). He adopted the name of his birthplace as his surname, forming the earliest Yao lineage in China. The Tongzhi Shizu lue (Compendium of Clans and Families) by Zheng Qiao of the Southern Song Dynasty records: "The Yao surname is the surname of Yu [Shun]. Emperor Yu was born in Yaoxu, and thus took his place of birth as his surname."

• Ancestral Founder: Emperor Shun (Yu Shun)

• Ancestral Homeland: Fan County, Henan

• Prefectural Seats (Junwang) and Hall Names: Wuxing, Nan'an; Shengren Hall (Hall of Holy Benevolence)

• Current Ranking / Population: 51st / Approx. 5.38 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 101st

• Extant Genealogical Records: 239 volumes