区氏图腾释义

【释义】区的本义是一种古代容器。四升为豆，四豆为区。区，又有藏匿之意。

【起源】1、春秋时匠人欧冶子，居住欧余山，以冶炼锻造兵器出名，以欧冶为姓。后去欠字为区姓。欧与区音同。2、夏朝帝王少康子无余，被封于会稽，建立越国。春秋时被吴国灭。十九年后，钩践又复国。到钩践六世孙无疆为王时，被楚国灭，无疆的次子蹄被封于乌程欧余山的南部，以山南为阳，子孙以封地山名和封爵名为氏，形成了欧、欧阳、欧侯三个姓氏。

得姓始祖：欧治子之后（春秋剑王）、无疆

始 祖 地：浙江临安

郡望堂号：桂阳、岭南、平阳；八剑堂

当今排序／人口：第291位／约19.9万

宋版百家姓排序：不详

现存家谱：15部 

Interpretation of the Ou (区) Clan Totem

【Meaning】

The original meaning of Ou (区) refers to an ancient measuring vessel. Historically, four Dou (豆) made one Ou (区). The character also carries the meaning of "to hide" or "to conceal" (as in a storehouse or secluded area).

【Origin】

1. From the swordsmith Ou Yezi: During the Spring and Autumn period, the legendary craftsman Ou Yezi lived at Mount Ouyu. He was famous for forging peerless weapons (swords). His descendants adopted "Ouye" as their surname, which was later simplified by removing the "欠" radical, resulting in the surname Ou (区). The characters 欧 and 区 are homophones in this context.

2. From the lineage of King Wujiang: Emperor Shaokang of the Xia Dynasty had a son named Wuyu, who was enfeoffed at Kuaiji and established the State of Yue. During the reign of Wujiang (the 6th-generation descendant of King Goujian), Yue was conquered by the State of Chu. Wujiang’s second son, Ti, was enfeoffed at the southern side of Mount Ouyu in Wucheng. Following the tradition that the south of a mountain is "Yang," his descendants took the mountain and his title as their surnames, forming the three distinct branches: Ou (欧), Ouyang (欧阳), and Ouhou (欧侯). The surname Ou (区) emerged as a simplified variant.

Clan Heritage Profile

Category

Details

First Ancestors (Patriarchs)

Descendants of Ou Yezi (Sword Master); Wujiang

Ancestral Homeland

Lin'an, Zhejiang Province

Prefectural Seats & Hall Names

Guiyang, Lingnan, Pingyang; Bajian Hall (Eight Swords Hall)

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 291st / Approx. 199,000

Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank

Unknown / Not listed

Extant Genealogies

15 volumes