潘氏圖騰釋義 

【釋義】 潘是「番」的演化字。「番」是指一種獸類。在甲骨文和金文中，「番」字由「采」和「田」組成。「采」有腳踏之意，「田」則像獸足張開之狀，同時也表示獸足踏在地面上的痕跡。 

【起源】 西周初期，周文王姬昌之子畢公高的兒子伯季被封於「潘」（今河南固始），建立潘國。潘國在春秋時期被楚國兼併，其後代子孫以國名為氏。潘氏與魏氏同宗同源。

• 得姓始祖： 姬季孫（畢公高之子）、潘崇（楚太師）

• 始祖地： 河南固始

• 郡望堂號： 滎陽、廣宗、河南；黃門堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第35位／約687萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第43位

• 現存家譜： 358部

Interpretation of the Pan Clan Totem 

[Definition] "Pan" (潘) is an evolved form of the character "Fan" (番). "Fan" originally referred to a type of beast. In Oracle Bone and Bronze inscriptions, the character "Fan" is composed of "Cai" (采) and "Tian" (田). "Cai" carries the meaning of treading or stepping, while "Tian" depicts the splayed shape of a beast's paw and represents the footprint left on the ground.

[Origin] During the early Western Zhou Dynasty, Bo Ji—the son of Bi Gong Gao (who was himself a son of King Wen of Zhou)—was enfeoffed in Pan (present-day Gushi, Henan), where he established the State of Pan. During the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Pan was annexed by the State of Chu, and the descendants adopted the state's name as their surname. The Pan and Wei clans share the same ancestral origin.

• Ancestral Founders: Ji Jisun (son of Bi Gong Gao), Pan Chong (Grand Preceptor of Chu)

• Ancestral Homeland: Gushi, Henan

• Prefectural Seats (Junwang) and Hall Names: Xingyang, Guangzong, Henan; Huangmen Hall

• Current Ranking / Population: 35th / Approx. 6.87 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 43rd

• Extant Genealogical Records: 358 volumes