郑氏图腾释义

【释义】郑《说文》：“奠字，古文以为郑字”，凡钟鼎古文皆借奠为郑字。其本义是设置祭祀。甲骨文中奠字的形状是案几上放一把酒壶，祭奉神灵。

【起源】公元前806年，周宣王姬靜将小弟姬友(谥号为桓公)封于郑（今陕西华县），建立西周的最后一个诸侯国。郑桓公于公元前773年把财产、部族、家属连同商人迁移到郐国与东虢之间，史称“虢郐寄孥”。其子郑武公攻灭郐国和东虢，建立新的郑国，都荥阳、新郑。郑国共历23君、431年，至郑幽公时，于公元前375年被韩国所灭，以国为氏。

得姓始祖：郑桓公

始 祖 地：河南荥阳

郡望堂号：荥阳、洛阳；博经堂、陇西堂

当今排序／人口：第21位／约1240万

宋版百家姓排序：第7位

现存家谱：836部 

Explanation of the Zheng Clan Totem

Meaning

According to the Shuowen Jiezi, the ancient form of Zheng (郑) derives from the character Dian (奠).

In bronze inscriptions, 奠 was often borrowed to represent 郑.

Its original meaning is to set up a sacrificial offering.

In oracle‑bone script, the character depicts a wine vessel placed on a ritual table, symbolizing offerings made to the spirits.

Origin

In 806 BCE, King Xuan of Zhou (Ji Jing) enfeoffed his younger brother Ji You, posthumously titled Duke Huan of Zheng, in the region of Zheng (modern Huaxian, Shaanxi).

This established the last new vassal state of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In 773 BCE, Duke Huan of Zheng relocated his wealth, clansmen, and households—along with merchants—to the area between the states of Guo and Kuai.

This migration is known in history as “the relocation of the Guo and Kuai households” (虢郐寄孥).

His son, Duke Wu of Zheng, later conquered both the State of Kuai and Eastern Guo, establishing a new and stronger State of Zheng, with capitals at Xingyang and Xinzheng (both in modern Henan).

The State of Zheng lasted 23 rulers and 431 years.

In 375 BCE, during the reign of Duke You of Zheng, it was conquered by the State of Han.

After the fall of their state, the people of Zheng adopted Zheng as their surname.

Ancestral Founder of the Surname

Duke Huan of Zheng

Ancestral Homeland

Xingyang, Henan

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Xingyang, Luoyang

• Bojing Hall, Longxi Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 21st most common surname in China

• Approximately 12.4 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 7th

Existing Genealogies

• 836 volumes preserved today