熊氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 熊，一種野獸。

【起源】 1. 黃帝本姓公孫，長居姬水，因改姓姬；因居軒轅之丘（今河南新鄭），故號軒轅氏；國於有熊（今河南新鄭），故亦稱有熊氏。黃帝的子孫中，有一支以他的國號「有熊」為姓，形成熊姓。 2. 陸終第六子季連的後裔鬻熊，商朝末年曾為周文王姬昌之師，其後代以他的名為姓氏，稱為熊氏。周成王時，鬻熊的曾孫熊繹，以文王功臣之後嗣被封於楚，居丹陽（今湖北秭歸縣東南），此後為楚君者，皆以「熊」連名稱之。

• 得姓始祖： 鬻熊

• 始祖地： 河南新新鄭

• 郡望堂號： 江陵、南昌、秭歸；射石堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 72 位／約 384 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 121 位

• 現存家譜： 156 部

Interpretation of the Xiong (熊) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "熊" (Xiong) refers to a bear, a powerful wild beast.

Origin: 1. The Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) originally held the surname Gongsun but later changed it to Ji due to his long residence by the Ji River. Because he lived at the Hill of Xuanyuan (modern-day Xinzheng, Henan), he was titled Xuanyuan Shi. His state was located at Youxiong (also in modern Xinzheng), leading to his title Youxiong Shi (The Clan of Having Bears). A branch of his descendants adopted the state name "Youxiong" as their surname, forming the Xiong clan. 2. Yu Xiong, a descendant of Jilian (the sixth son of the legendary Lu Zhong), served as a mentor to King Wen of Zhou (Ji Chang) during the late Shang Dynasty. His descendants adopted his name as their surname. During the reign of King Cheng of Zhou, Yu Xiong's great-grandson, Xiong Yi, was enfeoffed in the State of Chu as the descendant of a meritorious official. He resided in Danyang (southeast of modern-day Zigui, Hubei). From then on, the rulers of Chu used "Xiong" as their hereditary surname prefix.

• Ancestral Founder: Yu Xiong

• Ancestral Homeland: Xinzheng, Henan Province

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Jiangling, Nanchang, Zigui; Sheshi Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 72nd most common / Approx. 3.84 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 121st

• Extant Genealogies: 156 volumes