唐氏圖騰釋義 

【釋義】 唐與陶有關。唐即以燒陶為業的部落首領。 【起源】 古帝堯，初居於陶，後被封於唐（今河北唐縣），故稱陶唐氏。堯死後，舜封堯子丹朱為唐侯，在今山西翼城西建立唐國。夏代，丹朱裔孫劉累遷於魯縣（今河南魯山縣）。西周初，周成王滅唐，將唐國舊地封給弟弟叔虞。後來，又改封劉累裔孫在魯縣者為唐侯，負責對堯的祭祀。唐侯所建之唐國，在今河南方城縣，於公元前505年被楚國滅掉，子孫以國為氏，就是唐氏。

• 得姓始祖： 唐堯

• 始祖地： 河南方城

• 郡望堂號： 晉昌、北海、晉陽；禪讓堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第25位／約917萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第64位

• 現存家譜： 332部

Interpretation of the Tang Clan Totem 

[Definition] "Tang" (唐) is related to "Tao" (陶 - pottery). Tang refers to a tribal leader whose profession was pottery making. 

[Origin] The ancient Emperor Yao initially lived in Tao and was later enfeoffed in Tang (present-day Tang County, Hebei), hence he was known as Tao Tang Shi. After Yao’s death, Emperor Shun enfeoffed Yao’s son, Dan Zhu, as the Marquis of Tang, establishing the State of Tang west of present-day Yicheng, Shanxi. During the Xia Dynasty, Dan Zhu’s descendant, Liu Lei, moved to Lu County (present-day Lushan County, Henan). In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, King Cheng of Zhou destroyed Tang and granted its former lands to his younger brother, Shu Yu. Later, a descendant of Liu Lei living in Lu County was re-enfeoffed as the Marquis of Tang to oversee the ancestral sacrifices to Emperor Yao. This State of Tang, located in present-day Fangcheng County, Henan, was conquered by the State of Chu in 505 BC. His descendants adopted the state name as their surname, which became the Tang clan.

• Ancestral Founder: Tang Yao (Emperor Yao)

• Ancestral Homeland: Fangcheng, Henan

• Prefectural Seats (Junwang) and Hall Names: Jinchang, Beihai, Jinyang; Shanrang Hall (Hall of Abdication)

• Current Ranking / Population: 25th / Approx. 9.17 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 64th

• Extant Genealogical Records: 332 volumes