毛氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 毛，髮也。人的眉毛、頭髮以及禽獸的毛統稱為毛。金文的「毛」字很像人和動物的毛髮之形。

【起源】 源自西周王室，屬姬姓。西周建立後，周文王姬昌之子、周武王姬發，為了更好的鞏固自己的政權，將其族親戚、開國功臣進行了大分封。周文王第八子、周武王姬發胞弟姬鄭因建國有功，在西周王室為公爵，又稱毛公，是周王室的六卿之一，被分封在河南宜陽的毛地組閣政權、建立國家，後人以國為氏，即毛氏。姬鄭就被毛姓後裔尊為毛姓始祖，故又稱毛鄭或毛叔鄭。

• 得姓始祖： 毛伯鄭（毛叔鄭）

• 始祖地： 毛國（今河南宜陽）

• 郡望堂號： 西河、滎陽、北地；河陽堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 88 位／約 264 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 106 位

• 現存家譜： 190 部

Interpretation of the Mao (毛) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "毛" (Mao) refers to hair or feathers. It is a collective term for human eyebrows and hair, as well as the fur of birds and beasts. In Bronze Script, the character "Mao" vividly resembles the curving shape of strands of hair or fur.

Origin: The lineage originates from the Ji (姬) royal house of the Western Zhou Dynasty. After the founding of the Western Zhou, King Wu (Ji Fa) distributed fiefs to his relatives and meritorious officials to consolidate his rule. Ji Zheng, the eighth son of King Wen and younger brother of King Wu, was a high-ranking Duke and one of the "Six Ministers" (Liu Qing) of the Zhou court. He was enfeoffed in the territory of Mao (modern-day Yiyang, Henan), where he established the State of Mao. His descendants adopted the name of the state as their surname. Ji Zheng is honored by his descendants as the ancestral founder, often referred to as Mao Bo Zheng or Mao Shu Zheng.

• Ancestral Founder: Mao Bo Zheng (Mao Shu Zheng)

• Ancestral Homeland: State of Mao (modern-day Yiyang, Henan)

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Xihe, Xingyang, Beidi; Heyang Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 88th most common / Approx. 2.64 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 106th

• Extant Genealogies: 190 volumes