应氏图腾释义

【释义】应本义是承诺、回响、接应。应、雁有渊源关系。应的古文为雁。大雁排队整齐而飞，总有一只领队的老雁在高空中鸣叫，向后面的雁群招呼，一一回应不断前进，以免有大雁掉队。这样才引申出“应”的字义。应人应是以猎杀大雁为食、为生的氏族。他们以大雁作为自己氏族的原始图腾，以此命名族名和族徽，最后发展为国家，形成应姓。

【起源】源于姬姓，出自周武王姬发之后，属于以封邑名称为氏。周武王姬发灭殷商后，将其第四子应叔被封于应(今河南平顶山新华区滍阳镇)，称应侯，伯爵，后建立鹰国（应国）。其后以国为氏，即应氏。

得姓始祖：周武王之四子、应叔

始 祖 地：河南平顶山

郡望堂号：颍川、汝南；淮阳堂、燕翼堂、报本堂

当今排序/人口：第222位/约43万

宋朝百家姓排序：第190位

现存家谱：98部 

Interpretation of the Ying (应) Surname Totem

【Meaning】

The original meaning of 应 (Ying) is to promise, to echo, or to respond. Historically, there is a deep connection between the characters 应 (Ying) and 雁 (Yan - Wild Goose); in ancient scripts, they were often used interchangeably. When wild geese fly in an orderly formation, a lead goose calls out from high above to communicate with the flock. The others respond one by one to ensure no one falls behind as they advance. This behavior led to the extended meaning of "response" or "correspondence." The Ying people were originally a clan that relied on hunting wild geese for survival. They adopted the wild goose as their primitive totem, naming their clan and emblem after it, which eventually evolved into a state and the surname Ying.

【Origins】

1. From the Ji (姬) Surname: This lineage originates from the descendants of King Wu of Zhou (Ji Fa). After King Wu overthrew the Shang Dynasty, he enfeoffed his fourth son, Ying Shu, in Ying (present-day Zhiyang Town, Xinhua District, Pingdingshan, Henan).

2. Establishment of the State: Ying Shu was granted the title of Marquis (Ying Hou) with the rank of Earl, and he established the State of Ying (also known as the State of the Eagle). His descendants subsequently adopted the name of the state as their surname.

Historical & Demographic Profile

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Details

Founding Ancestors

Ying Shu (Fourth son of King Wu of Zhou)

Ancestral Homeland

Pingdingshan, Henan Province

Prefectural Mansions (Junwang)

Yingchuan, Runan

Hall Names (Tanghao)

Huaiyang Hall, Yanyi Hall, Baoben Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 222nd / Approx. 430,000 people

Song Dynasty Ranking

Ranked 190th in the Hundred Family Surnames

Extant Genealogies

98 volumes currently preserved