胡氏图腾释义

【释义】胡，从肉古声，甲骨文中形状是代表牛胫垂肉。

【起源】帝舜的后裔妫满，于西周初被武王姬发封于陈（今河南淮阳），建立陈国，妫满死后谥号为胡公，故又称胡公满。他的子孙有的用他的谥号为姓氏，就是胡氏。

得姓始祖：胡公满

始 祖 地：河南淮阳

郡望堂号：淮阳、安定、新蔡；三恰堂

当今排序／人口：第15位／约1550万

宋版百家姓排序：第158位

现存家谱：863部 

Explanation of the Hu Clan Totem

Meaning

The character Hu (胡) is formed with the “meat” radical and an ancient phonetic component.

In oracle‑bone script, its shape resembles a cow’s leg with hanging flesh, indicating its early pictographic origin.

Origin

Gui Man, a descendant of Emperor Shun, was enfeoffed in Chen (modern Huaiyang, Henan) by King Wu of Zhou at the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, where he established the State of Chen.

After his death, Gui Man received the posthumous title Duke Hu (胡公), and was therefore also known as Hu Gong Man.

Some of his descendants adopted his posthumous title Hu as their surname, forming the Hu clan.

Ancestral Founder of the Surname

Hu Gong Man

Ancestral Homeland

Huaiyang, Henan

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Huaiyang, Anding, Xincai

• Sanqia Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 15th most common surname in China

• Approximately 15.5 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 158th

Existing Genealogies

• 863 volumes preserved today