房氏图腾释义

【释义】房，“房也”。《说文》：“房的本义是正室两旁的屋子”。房与“方”密切相关，房子下部的方字，在甲骨文中像叫“耒”的农具。“耒”是古代翻土耕地农具“耜”的曲木柄。古人秉耒而犁，刺土曰推，起土曰方。方人以祭耒耜而得名，所以房的原意是放置耒的重地。

【起源】源自远古尧帝之子丹朱的后代。尧帝的儿子朱开始被封于丹水，史称丹朱。尧帝认为：“天下者，天下人之天下也”。为能有一个带领大家克服天灾的继任者，尧帝没有把帝位交给丹朱继承，而是禅让给了立有大功的舜，这就是禅让制的肇初，也是“公天下”的开始。舜继位以后，改封丹朱于房(今河南遂平)，为房邑侯，后建立房国，春秋时亡于楚，子孙以国为氏。丹朱之子陵，史称房陵，后代为房氏。

得姓始祖：帝尧之子丹朱

始 祖 地：河南遂平

郡望堂号：清河、济南、河南；中书堂

当今排序/人口：第178位/约75万

宋朝百家姓排序：第200位开外

现存家谱：20部 

Interpretation of the Fang (房) Surname Totem

【Meaning】

The character 房 (Fang) literally means "room" or "house." According to the Shuowen Jiezi, its original meaning refers to the chambers located on either side of the main central hall of a residence. Etymologically, "Fang" is closely related to 方 (Fang). In Oracle Bone Script, the lower component "Fang" resembles an ancient agricultural tool called a Lei (耒). The Lei was the curved wooden handle of the Si (耜), an ancient plow used for turning soil. To stab the earth was called Tui (pushing), and to lift the soil was called Fang. The "Fang people" were named after their ritual worship of this tool; thus, the original meaning of Fang was a sacred storage place for plows.

【Origins】

1. From Dan Zhu, Son of Emperor Yao: This lineage originates from the descendants of Dan Zhu, the son of the legendary Emperor Yao.

2. The Origin of "Abdication" (Chanrang): Emperor Yao famously believed that "The world belongs to all people, not to one man." Seeking a successor capable of leading the people through natural disasters, he chose not to pass the throne to his son Dan Zhu, but instead abdicated to Shun, who had performed great merits. This marked the beginning of the Abdication System and the concept of "The World for the Public."

3. The State of Fang: After Shun ascended the throne, he re-enfeoffed Dan Zhu in Fang (present-day Suiping, Henan) as the Marquis of the Fief of Fang. This later became the State of Fang, which was eventually annexed by the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period.

4. Founding of the Surname: Dan Zhu’s son, Ling, was known in history as Fang Ling. His descendants adopted the name of their state and ancestral title as their surname, becoming the Fang clan.

Historical & Demographic Profile

Category

Details

Founding Ancestor

Dan Zhu (Son of Emperor Yao)

Ancestral Homeland

Suiping, Henan Province

Prefectural Mansions

Qinghe, Jinan, Henan

Notable Hall Name

Zhongshu Hall (Hall of the Secretariat)

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 178th / Approx. 750,000 people

Song Dynasty Ranking

Beyond the top 200 in the Hundred Family Surnames

Extant Genealogies

20 volumes currently preserved