敖氏图腾释义

【释义】敖，古代与豪、熬、獒、遨等通用。“敖”之意义，乃酋长、显贵、勇敢、出游等。

【起源】1、颛顼（都帝丘，今河南濮阳）别号大敖，其后以祖字为氏。2、源于姬姓，出自黄帝裔孙的封地敖国，属于以国名为氏。在西周初期，有黄帝的裔孙被周武王姬发封于敖山(今河南荥阳)，建大敖国。

得姓始祖：大敖（黄帝裔孙）

始 祖 地：河南孟津、濮阳、荥阳

郡望堂号：譙郡、鲁国；寀庵堂

当今排序／人口：第247位／约35万

宋版百家姓排序：不详

现存家谱：12部 

Interpretation of the Ao (敖) Surname Totem

【Meaning】

In ancient times, the character 敖 (Ao) was interchangeable with characters such as 豪 (heroic/grand), 熬 (to endure/simmer), 獒 (mastiff/brave dog), and 遨 (to roam/travel). The core meanings of "Ao" include Chieftain, Nobility, Bravery, and Excursion (traveling or wandering).

【Origins】

1. From Zhuanxu: One of the Five Emperors, Zhuanxu (who established his capital in Diqiu, modern-day Puyang, Henan), had the alias Da Ao (Great Ao). His descendants adopted this name as their surname.

2. From the Ji (姬) Surname: This branch traces back to the descendants of the Yellow Emperor. During the early Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu (Ji Fa) enfeoffed a descendant of the Yellow Emperor at Mount Ao (modern-day Xingyang, Henan), establishing the State of Da Ao. The inhabitants and nobility of this state adopted the country's name as their surname.

Historical & Demographic Profile

Category

Details

Founding Ancestor

Da Ao (Descendant of the Yellow Emperor)

Ancestral Homelands

Mengjin, Puyang, and Xingyang (Henan Province)

Prefectural Mansions (Junwang)

Qiaojun (Qiao County), State of Lu

Hall Name (Tanghao)

Caian Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 247th / Approx. 350,000 people

Song Dynasty Ranking

Unlisted/Unknown

Extant Genealogies

12 volumes currently preserved