高氏图腾释义

【释义】高，为高大、高耸之意。

【起源】黄帝（居轩辕丘，即今河南新郑）有臣叫高元，曾作宫室，为高姓之始。但因高元无世系可考，故姓氏书大都以高傒为高姓始祖。周朝齐国始祖吕尚的6世孙齐文公赤，有子名高。高之孙名傒，与管仲一起迎立公子小白为君（即齐桓公），任齐国上卿，食邑于卢（今山东长清西南），以祖父的名字为氏，就是高氏。

得姓始祖：高傒
始 祖 地：河南新郑、山东长青
郡望堂号：渤海、渔阳；厚余堂、广陵堂
当今排序／人口：第20位／约1330万
宋版百家姓排序：第153位
现存家谱：356部

Explanation of the Gao Clan Totem

Meaning

Gao (高) means tall, lofty, or elevated.

It conveys height, prominence, and upright stature.

Origin

One early origin traces back to the Yellow Emperor, who lived at Xuanyuan Hill (modern Xinzheng, Henan).

Among his ministers was Gao Yuan, who was responsible for constructing palaces and residences.

He is sometimes regarded as the earliest figure associated with the Gao surname, though his lineage cannot be fully verified.

For this reason, most surname histories recognize Gao Xi (高傒) as the true founding ancestor of the Gao clan.

During the Zhou Dynasty, Qi Wengong Chi, the 6th‑generation descendant of Lü Shang (founder of the State of Qi), had a son named Gao.

Gao’s grandson Xi (傒), together with the famous statesman Guan Zhong, supported Prince Xiaobai’s rise to the throne as Duke Huan of Qi.

Gao Xi served as a senior minister of Qi and held the fief of Lu (modern southwest Changqing, Shandong).

His descendants adopted his grandfather’s name Gao as their surname, forming the Gao clan.

Ancestral Founder of the Surname

Gao Xi

Ancestral Homelands

• Xinzheng, Henan

• Changqing, Shandong

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Bohai, Yuyang

• Houyu Hall, Guangling Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 19th most common surname in China

• Approximately 13.3 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 153rd

Existing Genealogies

• 356 volumes preserved today