封氏图腾释义

【释义】封，“分封也”。本义是天子把爵位和土地赠给臣子，有分封之义。甲骨文的“封”字，右边是手之象形，左边为土中长有青苗之状。表示种植之意。后来演变成“有法度的分封。”

【起源】源于姜姓，夏商时有炎帝后裔建立的封父国，周初灭亡，子孙以国为氏。据史籍《姓苑》上记载，炎帝裔孙名钜，曾为黄帝之师。夏朝时期，钜的后代食采于封父（今河南封丘封父亭），为诸侯国，后人曾经称其为封钜、封父。商末周初，封父国被周文王所灭，子孙以国为氏。

得姓始祖：封父

始 祖 地：河南封丘

郡望堂号：渤海、武陵、洛阳；平卢堂

当今排序／人口：第258位／约31万

宋版百家姓排序：不详

现存家谱：12部 

Interpretation of the Feng (封) Clan Totem

【Meaning】

Feng (封) means "to enfeoff" or "to grant." The original meaning refers to the Son of Heaven (the Emperor) bestowing titles of nobility and land upon his officials. In Oracle Bone Script, the character Feng (封) depicts a hand on the right and young sprouts growing out of the soil on the left, representing the act of planting. This evolved over time to signify the formal, legal act of granting land and authority (Enfeoffment).

【Origin】

The surname originates from the Jiang (姜) surname. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, there was a state called Fengfu, established by the descendants of the Flame Emperor (Yan Di). According to the historical record Xing Yuan, a descendant of the Flame Emperor named Ju served as a teacher to the Yellow Emperor. During the Xia Dynasty, Ju's descendants were granted the fief of Fengfu (modern-day Fengfu Pavilion in Fengqiu, Henan), which became a vassal state. These people were known as "Feng Ju" or "Feng Fu." At the end of the Shang and beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the State of Fengfu was conquered by King Wen of Zhou, and its descendants adopted the state's name as their surname.

Clan Heritage Profile

Category

Details

First Ancestor (Patriarch)

Fengfu (Descendant of the Flame Emperor)

Ancestral Homeland

Fengqiu, Henan Province

Prefectural Seats & Hall Names

Bohai, Wuling, Luoyang; Pinglu Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 258th / Approx. 310,000

Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank

Unknown / Not listed

Extant Genealogies

12 volumes