徐氏图腾释义

【释义】徐，与余字通用。在甲骨文中，徐、余都是鸟巢状。

【起源】伯益子若木被封于徐，建立徐国。徐国历经了夏、商、周三个朝代，都是作为诸侯国存在。至西周穆王时有32世孙徐君偃，自称徐偃王，居彭城（徐州），其子宗为徐子（即子爵）管理徐国。徐国传至宗的11世孙章禹时，被吴国所灭，子孙以国为氏。

得姓始祖：徐若木

始 祖 地：江苏徐州

郡望堂号：东海、琅琊；东海堂、高平堂

当今排序／人口：第11位／约1930万

宋版百家姓排序：第150位

现存家谱：1190部 

Explanation of the Xu Clan Totem

Meaning

Xu (徐) is interchangeable with the character Yu (余).

In oracle‑bone script, both characters resemble the shape of a bird’s nest.

Origin

Ruomu, son of Bo Yi, was enfeoffed in Xu, where he established the State of Xu.

The State of Xu existed as a vassal state throughout the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties.

By the time of King Mu of Zhou, the 32nd‑generation descendant Xu Jun Yan proclaimed himself King Yan of Xu and resided in Pengcheng (modern‑day Xuzhou). His son Zong held the title Viscount of Xu and governed the state.

When the state passed down to Zhang Yu, the 11th‑generation descendant of Zong, Xu was conquered by the State of Wu.

The surviving descendants adopted Xu as their surname, taking the name of their former state.

Ancestral Founder of the Surname

Xu Ruomu

Ancestral Homeland

Xuzhou, Jiangsu

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Donghai, Langya

• Donghai Hall, Gaoping Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 11th most common surname in China

• Approximately 19.3 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 150th

Existing Genealogies

• 1,190 volumes preserved today