湛氏图腾释义

【释义】湛，古水名。发源于河南宝丰县内，东流至叶县，注入北汝河。在湛河流经的地区，有不少以湛为名字命名的山、村。

【起源】1.源自古湛国。在湛国，在河阳轵县湛城，故地在今 河南济源，以国为氏。另外，湛水，古水名，在河宝丰南，2.源于姒姓，出自夏王朝早期大禹氏族后代，属于以国名为氏。上古夏朝时，有个斟灌氏国，是大禹的氏族中的一支建立的诸侯国，在今山东寿光东北斟灌店。斟灌二字各取一半，合成一个湛字，遂成湛氏。

得姓始祖：大节、裨湛

始 祖 地：河南济源

郡望堂号：豫章、新淦、寻阳；旌隐堂

当今排序／人口：第369位／约10.5万

宋版百家姓排序：第300位开外

现存家谱：10部 

Interpretation of the Zhan (湛) Clan Totem

【Meaning】

Zhan (湛) was originally the name of an ancient river. It originated in Baofeng County, Henan, flowed eastward to Ye County, and emptied into the North Ru River. In the regions through which the Zhan River flowed, many mountains and villages were named after "Zhan."

【Origin】

1. Derived from the ancient State of Zhan: Located in Zhan City, Zhi County, Heyang (modern-day Jiyuan, Henan). The inhabitants adopted the state name as their surname. Additionally, "Zhan River" refers to the ancient waterway south of Baofeng, Henan.

2. Derived from the Si (姒) surname: This lineage traces back to the descendants of the Great Yu’s clan during the early Xia Dynasty. During the ancient Xia period, there was a vassal state called Zhenguan (斟灌), established by a branch of Great Yu's clan (located northeast of modern-day Shouguang, Shandong). According to tradition, the surname was formed by taking one half of each character in "Zhenguan" (斟灌) and combining them to create the character Zhan (湛), which then became the clan name.

Clan Heritage Profile

Category

Details

First Ancestors (Patriarchs)

Da Jie, Bi Zhan

Ancestral Homeland

Jiyuan, Henan Province

Prefectural Seats & Hall Names

Yuzhang, Xingan, Xunyang; Jingyin Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 369th / Approx. 105,000

Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank

Beyond 300th

Extant Genealogies

10 volumes