賈氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 賈，指做買賣和做買賣的人。尤指有遠見的坐地待賣的商人。因此，俗稱「行為商，坐為賈」。指的就是「坐商」。

【起源】 賈姓是黃帝的後裔，兩個源頭均是以國為氏和以邑為氏，均出自古代的「賈」地，即今山西襄汾縣。西周時，周康王姬釗把晉國開國君主姬叔虞的小兒子公明封於賈，建立賈國。賈國亡後，子孫以國為姓。春秋時，晉國晉襄公把原賈國之地賞給狐射姑，又稱賈季，後代以封邑為氏，又形成一支賈氏。

• 得姓始祖： 賈公明（賈伯）

• 始祖地： 山西襄汾

• 郡望堂號： 武威、長樂、洛陽；至言堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 65 位／約 439 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 137 位

• 現存家譜： 96 部

Interpretation of the Jia (賈) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "賈" (Jia) refers to trade and those who engage in it. Specifically, it denotes far-sighted merchants who maintain a fixed place of business (waiting for the right market conditions). This is captured in the traditional saying: "Traveling traders are called 'Shang' (商), while stationary merchants are called 'Jia' (賈)."

Origin: The Jia surname consists of descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Both primary branches of the lineage are derived from the names of a state or a fief, both located in the ancient land of Jia (modern-day Xiangfen County, Shanxi).

• 1. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Kang of Zhou (Ji Zhao) enfeoffed Gongming, the younger son of Ji Shuyu (the founder of the State of Jin), in Jia, establishing the State of Jia. After the state fell, the descendants adopted the state's name as their surname.

  2. During the Spring and Autumn period, Duke Xiang of Jin granted the lands of the former State of Jia to Hu Shegu, also known as Jia Ji. His descendants adopted the name of this fief as their surname, forming another branch of the Jia clan.

• Ancestral Founder: Jia Gongming (Baron of Jia)

• Ancestral Homeland: Xiangfen, Shanxi Province

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Wuwei, Changle, Luoyang; Zhiyan Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 65th most common / Approx. 4.39 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 137th

• Extant Genealogies: 96 volumes