尹氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 尹，治也。尹是會意字。在甲骨文中，「尹」字像一個人手持杖之形。

【起源】 古代東夷族首領少昊金天氏有個兒子名般，任工正（掌管百工和官營手工業的官），被封於尹城（在今河南宜陽縣西北、新安縣東南、或山西隰縣），子孫世掌其職，以封地為姓氏，就是尹氏。

• 得姓始祖： 尹般（少昊之子）

• 始祖地： 尹城（河南新安、宜陽）

• 郡望堂號： 天水、河間；和靖堂、文和堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 79 位／約 346 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 100 位

• 現存家譜： 122 部

Interpretation of the Yin (尹) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "尹" (Yin) means to govern or to manage. It is an associative compound character. In Oracle Bone Script, the character depicts a hand holding a staff or a scepter, symbolizing authority and the power to rule.

Origin: Ban, a son of Shao Hao (the leader of the ancient Dongyi tribes), served as the Gongzheng (an official in charge of various crafts and state-run industries). He was enfeoffed at Yincheng (located northwest of modern-day Yiyang County, Henan; southeast of Xin'an County; or in Xi County, Shanxi). His descendants held this official post for generations and adopted the name of their fief as their surname, establishing the Yin clan.

• Ancestral Founder: Yin Ban (Son of Shao Hao)

• Ancestral Homeland: Yincheng (Henan: Xin'an/Yiyang)

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Tianshui, Hejian; Hejing Hall, Wenhe Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 79th most common / Approx. 3.46 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 100th

• Extant Genealogies: 122 volumes