董氏圖騰釋義 

【釋義】 《說文解字》記載：「董，薡董也」。這是一種草名，原字寫作「蕫」或「董」，又名「蘱」。它是一種香蒲，屬於香蒲科植物，常用於製作繩索。 

【起源】 相傳黃帝的己姓子孫中有一位名叫叔安的，被封於「飂」（今河南唐河縣南），稱為飂叔安。飂叔安的兒子名叫董父，他曾學習過馴化龍的本領，非常熟悉龍的習性，並為帝舜馴養龍。因此，舜賜予他「董」姓，任他為「豢龍氏」，並將他封於鬷川（今山東定陶縣西北）。據說今河南臨潁縣境內有「豢龍城」，相傳即為董父的封邑。

• 得姓始祖： 董父

• 始祖地： 河南臨潁、山東定陶

• 郡望堂號： 隴西、濟陰；良史堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第37位／約677萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第127位

• 現存家譜： 195部

Interpretation of the Dong Clan Totem 

[Definition] According to the Shuowen Jiezi: "Dong refers to the Dingdong grass." It is a type of grass, originally written as 蕫 or 董, also known as Lui (蘱). It is a variety of cattail (Typhaceae family), a plant traditionally used for making ropes.

[Origin] Legend has it that among the descendants of the Yellow Emperor (of the Ji surname) was a man named Shu An. He was enfeoffed in Liu (south of present-day Tanghe, Henan) and became known as Liu Shu An. Shu An had a son named Dong Fu, who mastered the art of taming dragons and was intimately familiar with their habits. He raised and trained dragons for Emperor Shun, who subsequently bestowed upon him the surname "Dong" and appointed him as the head of the "Huanlong Shi" (Dragon Raisers Clan). He was enfeoffed in Zongchuan (northwest of present-day Dingtao, Shandong). It is said that the "Huanlong City" in present-day Linying, Henan, is the site of Dong Fu's ancient fief.

• Ancestral Founder: Dong Fu

• Ancestral Homeland: Linying, Henan; Dingtao, Shandong

• Prefectural Seats (Junwang) and Hall Names: Longxi, Jiyin; Liangshi Hall (Hall of the Honest Historian)

• Current Ranking / Population: 37th / Approx. 6.77 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 127th

• Extant Genealogical Records: 195 volumes