任氏圖騰釋義 

【釋義】 任，原本為「憑」（倚靠）。此姓由遠古的「妊」姓衍傳而來。以「妊娠」為原始圖騰，字形由「女」與「壬」組成。其中「女」部代表上古習俗中女子雙手交叉半蹲的姿態；「壬」部的豎線中間添點加粗，象徵懷孕時腹部隆起的狀態。因此，任姓被認為是產生於母系氏族社會的最古老姓氏之一。

【起源】 任姓出自「風」姓，是太昊伏羲氏的後代。其起源地在濟州任城（今山東濟寧）。另一支重要起源則可追溯至黃帝時期，黃帝將其少子禹陽封於任地，其後裔遂以建國地為氏。

• 得姓始祖： 禹陽（黃帝少子）

• 始祖地： 河南新鄭、山東樂安、河北任縣

• 郡望堂號： 樂安、東安；水薤（xiè）堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第50位／約547萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第58位

• 現存家譜： 138部

Interpretation of the Ren Clan Totem 

[Definition] "Ren" (任) originally meant "to lean on" or "to rely upon." It is derived from the ancient "Ren" (妊 - pregnancy) surname. The clan's original totem is based on the concept of pregnancy. The character is composed of "Nü" (女 - woman) and "Ren" (壬). The "woman" radical represents an ancient custom of a woman half-squatting with hands crossed, while the thickened middle of the vertical line in "Ren" (壬) symbolizes the distended abdomen of a pregnant woman. Consequently, Ren is considered one of the ancient surnames originating from the matriarchal clan society.

[Origin] The Ren surname originated from the "Feng" (風) surname group and represents the descendants of Taihao Fuxi. Its place of origin is Rencheng, Jizhou (present-day Jining, Shandong). Another significant lineage traces back to Yu Yang, the youngest son of the Yellow Emperor, who was enfeoffed in the land of Ren; his descendants adopted the name of this territory as their surname.

• Ancestral Founder: Yu Yang (Youngest son of the Yellow Emperor)

• Ancestral Homeland: Xinzheng, Henan; Le'an, Shandong; Ren County, Hebei

• Prefectural Seats (Junwang) and Hall Names: Le'an, Dong'an; Shuixie Hall

• Current Ranking / Population: 50th / Approx. 5.47 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 58th

• Extant Genealogical Records: 138 volumes