曾氏圖騰釋義 

【釋義】 鄫、繒、曾古時通用，是指古代蒸熟食物的炊具。在甲骨文中，「曾」字下部的「田」字形代表蒸具（甑），上部逸出的兩筆則代表蒸汽。 

【起源】 夏朝第六代國王少康（姒姓）之子曲烈，被封於「鄫」（今河南方城），建立鄫國。傳至春秋時期，鄫國滅亡，懷著亡國之痛的太子巫出奔到魯國並在該地為官。為了表達離開故土但不忘先祖的情懷，他去掉了「鄫」字的「邑」部（阝），改稱為曾氏。

• 得姓始祖： 曲烈

• 始祖地： 河南方城

• 郡望堂號： 魯郡、廬陵、天水；三省堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第31位／約772萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第184位

• 現存家譜： 466部

Interpretation of the Zeng Clan Totem 

[Definition] In ancient times, the characters "Zeng" (鄫), "Zeng" (繒), and "Zeng" (曾) were used interchangeably to refer to a cooking vessel used for steaming food. In Oracle Bone Script, the "Tian" (田) shaped lower portion of the character represents the steamer (Zeng), while the two strokes escaping from the top represent rising steam.

[Origin] Qu Lie, the son of the sixth Xia Dynasty King Shao Kang (of the Si surname), was enfeoffed in "Zeng" (present-day Fangcheng, Henan), where he established the State of Zeng. During the Spring and Autumn period, the state was destroyed. Filled with the grief of losing his nation, Crown Prince Wu fled to the State of Lu, where he became an official. To express that he had left his homeland but would never forget his ancestors, he removed the "Yi" (邑) radical (represented by 阝, meaning "city" or "state") from the character "Zeng" (鄫) and adopted "Zeng" (曾) as his surname.

• Ancestral Founder: Qu Lie

• Ancestral Homeland: Fangcheng, Henan

• Prefectural Seats (Junwang) and Hall Names: Lu Commandery, Luling, Tianshui; Sansheng Hall (Hall of Three Reflections)

• Current Ranking / Population: 31st / Approx. 7.72 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 184th

• Extant Genealogical Records: 466 volumes