郭氏图腾释义

【释义】《说文》：郭，指城墙外的城墙。

【起源】最早的郭姓人是郭哀，他为夏禹（都今河南登封）驾车，因住在外城而得姓。郭姓另有两支源自虢姓。西周初分封的诸侯有东虢、西虢，开国君主是周文王姬昌的弟弟姬叔、姬仲。东虢在河南陕县，西虢在陕西宝鸡，后代以国为氏，即虢氏。古代虢、郭字异音同、通用，后来虢氏便转为郭氏。

得姓始祖：郭哀、姬叔、姬仲

始 祖 地：河南登封、郏县、陕西宝鸡

郡望堂号：太原、汾阳；尊贤堂

当今排序／人口：第17位／约1500万

宋版百家姓排序：第144位

现存家谱：476部 

Explanation of the Guo Clan Totem

Meaning

According to the Shuowen Jiezi, Guo (郭) refers to the outer wall surrounding a city, an additional defensive wall built outside the main city wall.

Origin

The earliest ancestor of the Guo surname was Guo Ai, who served as the charioteer for Yu the Great (whose capital was in present‑day Dengfeng, Henan).

Because he lived outside the city walls, he was given the surname Guo.

Another major origin of the Guo surname comes from the Guo (虢) lineage:

• In the early Western Zhou period, two vassal states were established: Eastern Guo and Western Guo.

• Their founding rulers were Ji Shu and Ji Zhong, younger brothers of King Wen of Zhou (Ji Chang).

• Eastern Guo was located in Shan County, Henan, and Western Guo in Baoji, Shaanxi.

• Their descendants took the state name Guo (虢) as their surname.

In ancient times, the characters 虢 and 郭 were pronounced similarly and often used interchangeably.

Over time, the Guo (虢) surname gradually evolved into the modern Guo (郭).

Ancestral Founders of the Surname

• Guo Ai

• Ji Shu

• Ji Zhong

Ancestral Homelands

• Dengfeng, Henan

• Jia County

• Baoji, Shaanxi

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Taiyuan, Fenyang

• Zunxian Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 17th most common surname in China

• Approximately 15 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 144th

Existing Genealogies

• 476 volumes preserved today