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【释义】邝,主要用于姓。广的甲骨文字形下一个“黄”字,表示住人之屋很大。“邝人”定是会在荒无人烟的地方建筑大房子的人。
【起源】出自古邝国,以国名为氏。古旷国,在今安徽省巢湖市庐江县一带,古称旷林,居人因以为氏。据代代口传,古旷国起源于五代古国之首,辖管江南东部一带,始祖流落他乡为不忘家国而以国为姓。
得姓始祖:炎帝
始 祖 地:广东广西、安徽庐江
郡望堂号:庐江;宣城堂
当今排序/人口:第256位/约32万
宋版百家姓排序:不详
现存家谱:23部
【Meaning】
The character Kuang (邝) is primarily used as a surname. In its ancient structural logic, it combines the radical for "Grand/Wide" (广) with "Yellow" (黄), suggesting a very large human dwelling. The "Kuang People" were historically known as those capable of constructing grand, substantial houses even in desolate, uninhabited regions.
【Origin】
The surname originates from the Ancient State of Kuang, with the inhabitants adopting the state name as their clan name. The ancient State of Kuang (originally written as 旷) was located in the area of modern-day Lujiang County, Chaohu, Anhui Province. It was anciently known as Kuanglin (The Vast Forest).
According to oral traditions passed down through generations, the State of Kuang was a prominent ancient state during the Five Dynasties period, governing the eastern parts of the regions south of the Yangtze River. When the original ancestors were forced to wander far from their homeland, they adopted the state's name as their surname to ensure their country and home would never be forgotten.
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First Ancestor (Patriarch)
Flame Emperor (Yan Di)
Ancestral Homelands
Guangdong & Guangxi; Lujiang, Anhui
Prefectural Seat & Hall Name
Lujiang; Xuancheng Hall
Modern Ranking / Population
Ranked 256th / Approx. 320,000
Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank
Unknown / Not listed
Extant Genealogies
23 volum
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