牛氏图腾释义

【释义】牛，是人类的亲密朋友。又是一种反刍类动物，力大、性善，可用于耕地和运输。在甲骨文中，牛字是一颗牛头的形态，突出牛角和牛耳。

【起源】西周初，殷纣王兄微子启在商（今河南商丘南）建立宋国，传至第12位国君宋武公（公元前765年至公元前748年在位）时，牛父任司寇，称司寇牛父。时居今山东中部济南北的狄族，有一支叫鄋（sōu）瞒，出兵袭击宋国。宋国司徒皇父、牛父等率兵抵御，在长丘（今河南封丘县西南）被狄军打败，牛父战死，子孙以他的字为姓，即牛氏。

得姓始祖：牛父

始 祖 地：河南商丘

郡望堂号：陇西；太史堂

当今排序/人口：第108位/约202万

宋朝百家姓排序：第160位

现存家谱：45部 

Interpretation of the Niu (牛) Surname Totem

【Meaning】

The Ox (牛) is a close companion to humanity. It is a ruminant animal known for its immense strength and gentle nature, historically essential for plowing fields and transportation. In Oracle Bone Script, the character for Niu is a pictograph of an ox's head, specifically emphasizing the prominent horns and ears. It symbolizes diligence, reliability, and the foundation of agricultural civilization.

【Origins】

1. From the State of Song (Lineage of the Shang Dynasty): At the beginning of the Western Zhou, Weizi Qi (the elder brother of King Zhou of Shang) established the State of Song in Shang (south of present-day Shangqiu, Henan).

2. The Martyrdom of Niu Fu: During the reign of the 12th monarch, Duke Wu of Song (765–748 BC), an official named Niu Fu served as the Sikou (Minister of Justice). During this time, the Souman (a branch of the Di ethnic group from northern Jinan, Shandong) launched an attack on the State of Song.

3. Adoption of the Surname: Niu Fu and the official Huang Fu led the Song army to resist the invaders but were defeated at Changqiu (southwest of present-day Fengqiu County, Henan). Niu Fu died heroically in battle. To honor his sacrifice, his descendants adopted his name, Niu, as their family name.

Historical & Demographic Profile

Category

Details

Founding Ancestor

Niu Fu (Minister of Justice of the State of Song)

Ancestral Homeland

Shangqiu, Henan Province

Prefectural Mansion

Longxi

Notable Hall Name

Taishi Hall (Hall of the Grand Historian)

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 108th / Approx. 2.02 million people

Song Dynasty Ranking

Ranked 160th in the Hundred Family Surnames

Extant Genealogies

45 volumes currently preserved

繁體中文版本 (Traditional Chinese)

牛氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】

「牛」是人類最親密的夥伴之一。它是一種反芻類動物，具有力大且性情溫和的特點，在古代廣泛用於耕地與運輸。在甲骨文中，「牛」字呈現出一顆牛頭的形態，特別突出了其牛角與牛耳的特徵。它象徵著勤勞、可靠以及農耕文明的基石。

【起源】

1. 源於宋國（商朝後裔）： 西周初年，商紂王的庶兄微子啟在商（今河南商丘南）建立宋國。

2. 司寇牛父的戰功： 傳至第十二位國君宋武公（公元前765年至748年在位）時，有一位大臣名為牛父，擔任司寇之職，史稱「司寇牛父」。

3. 長丘之戰與以名為氏： 當時居住在山東濟南以北的狄族分支「鄋瞞」進攻宋國。牛父率領軍隊在長丘（今河南封丘縣西南）與敵軍激戰，最終不幸戰死沙場。其子孫為了紀念這位英勇殉國的先祖，便以他的名字「牛」作為姓氏，世代相傳。

歷史與人口概況

類別

詳情

得姓始祖

牛父

始祖地

河南商丘

郡望

隴西

堂號

太史堂

當今排序/人口

第108位 / 約202萬人

宋朝百家姓排序

第160位

現存家譜

45部