梁氏图腾释义

【释义】梁是由水、木建筑营造组成的会意字，表示有水、有木，并在水上架桥之义，在水上办事，在河上架桥，引申有隆起、生成之义。

【起源】春秋初，嬴姓伯益后裔秦仲的小儿子康，被周平王封于夏阳梁山（在今陕西韩城南），建立梁国，为伯爵，称梁康伯。梁康伯以后的君主称梁伯，喜欢建造华丽的宫殿，经常大兴土木，民不堪其苦，纷纷外逃。公元前641年，秦穆公派兵攻灭梁国，改称梁地为少梁。亡国后的梁国子孙，大都逃到晋国，以原国名为姓氏，就是梁氏。

得姓始祖：梁康伯

始 祖 地：陕西韩城

郡望堂号：安定、天水、河南；仪国堂

当今排序／人口：第22位／约1130万

宋版百家姓排序：第128位

现存家谱：248部 

Explanation of the Liang Clan Totem

Meaning

Liang (梁) is an associative‑meaning character composed of the elements for water and wood.

It originally referred to building a bridge over water—using timber to span a river.

From this, the character extends to meanings such as rising, supporting, and forming.

Origin

In the early Spring and Autumn period, Kang, the youngest son of Qin Zhong, a descendant of Bo Yi of the Ying lineage, was enfeoffed by King Ping of Zhou at Liang Mountain in Xiayang (south of modern Hancheng, Shaanxi).

He established the State of Liang, holding the rank of Bo (Count), and was known as Liang Kangbo.

Successive rulers of Liang, known collectively as Liang Bo, were fond of constructing lavish palaces and frequently undertook massive building projects.

The heavy labor burden caused widespread suffering, and many people fled the state.

In 641 BCE, Duke Mu of Qin sent troops to conquer Liang.

The territory was renamed Shaoliang.

The descendants of the fallen state mostly fled to the State of Jin.

They adopted the name of their former country, Liang, as their surname.

Ancestral Founder of the Surname

Liang Kangbo

Ancestral Homeland

Hancheng, Shaanxi

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Anding, Tianshui, Henan

• Yiguo Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 22nd most common surname in China

• Approximately 11.3 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 128th

Existing Genealogies

• 248 volumes preserved today