崔氏圖騰釋義

• 【釋義】 崔的本義是高大。字形從山、從隹（ㄓㄨㄟ，指短尾鳥）。

• 【起源】 源自姜姓，始祖姜太公，鼻祖為炎帝神農氏。西周齊國（都今山東臨淄北）第二代國君丁公伋的嫡子叫季子，本該繼承君位，但是卻讓位給弟弟叔乙（即乙公得），而自己則住到食邑地崔邑（今山東章丘縣西北），後以邑為氏，就是崔氏。

• 得姓始祖： 姜子牙、崔季子

• 始祖地： 山東臨淄（淄博）、章丘

• 郡望堂號： 博陵、清河；噤李堂、陽丘堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第56位／約509萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第189位

• 現存家譜： 92部

Interpretation of the Cui (崔) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: The original meaning of "崔" (Cui) is "lofty" or "towering." The character structure is composed of "Mountain" (山) and "Short-tailed Bird" (隹).

Origin: The lineage originates from the Jiang (姜) surname, tracing back to the ancestor Jiang Ziya (Tai Gong) and the primordial ancestor Emperor Yan (Shennong). During the Western Zhou Dynasty, Jizi, the eldest son of Duke Ding of Qi (the second ruler of the Qi State, located north of present-day Linzi, Shandong), was the rightful heir to the throne. However, he ceded his position to his younger brother, Shu Yi (Duke Yi). Jizi then settled in his fief, Cui (northwest of modern-day Zhangqiu, Shandong), and his descendants adopted the fief's name as their surname, thus establishing the Cui clan.

• Ancestral Founders: Jiang Ziya, Cui Jizi

• Ancestral Homelands: Linzi (Zibo) and Zhangqiu, Shandong Province

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Boling, Qinghe; Jinli Hall, Yangqiu Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 56th most common / Approx. 5.09 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 189th

• Extant Genealogies: 92 volumes