秦氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 秦，古國名。甲骨文的「秦」字，上部有一個杵，左右是兩隻手，下部有兩株禾谷，象徵成熟的莊稼，整體字形表示「豐收之年」及「舉杵舂谷」之義。

【起源】 1. 西周時，魯國國君姬伯禽有裔孫食采於秦邑（在今河南範縣），以邑為氏，就是秦氏。 2. 公元前 221 年，秦王嬴政統一中原，建立秦朝，自稱始皇帝（即秦始皇），建都咸陽。秦朝歷 2 世，統治 15 年，於公元前 206 年為劉邦領導的起義軍所滅，子孫以國為氏，又形成一支秦氏。

• 得姓始祖： 秦非子、伯益

• 始祖地： 河南範縣、陝西咸陽

• 郡望堂號： 天水、太原、河內；三賢堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 74 位／約 379 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 18 位

• 現存家譜： 120 部

Interpretation of the Qin (秦) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "秦" (Qin) is the name of an ancient state. In Oracle Bone Script, the character features a pestle at the top held by two hands, with two stalks of grain at the bottom. This symbolizes mature crops, representing a "year of a bountiful harvest" and the act of "lifting a pestle to hull grain."

Origin: 1. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, a descendant of Ji Boqin (the ruler of the State of Lu) was granted the fief of Qin (modern-day Fan County, Henan). His descendants adopted the fief's name as their surname. 2. In 221 BC, Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, unified the Central Plains and established the Qin Dynasty, declaring himself the First Emperor (Qin Shi Huang) with his capital at Xianyang. The dynasty lasted through two emperors over 15 years before being overthrown in 206 BC by the uprising led by Liu Bang. Following the fall of the empire, the royal descendants adopted the state's name as their surname, forming another major branch of the Qin family.

• Ancestral Founders: Qin Feizi, Boyi

• Ancestral Homelands: Fan County (Henan); Xianyang (Shaanxi)

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Tianshui, Taiyuan, Quene (Henei); Sanxian Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 74th most common / Approx. 3.79 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 18th

• Extant Genealogies: 120 volumes