袁氏圖騰釋義 

【釋義】 袁的本義是長衣。「袁」與「爰」在古時相通。在甲骨文中，「爰」字像兩手相引（拉引）之狀，引申有舒緩、援引、更換等多項含義。 

【起源】 西周初年，周武王將帝舜的裔孫嬀滿封於「陳」（今河南淮陽），建立陳國。嬀滿的第11世孫名諸，字伯爰；其孫子濤塗因有功勞被賜予封地陽夏（今河南太康），並以祖父之字為氏，這就是「爰氏」。春秋時期，爰氏世襲陳國上卿。當時「爰」與「轅」通用，故爰濤塗又寫作「轅濤塗」。濤塗的玄孫轅頗遷居鄭國。到了秦末，裔孫轅告為避難居住於黃河、洛水之間。轅告的小兒子轅政在西漢初年去掉了「車」字旁，改以「袁」為氏。

• 得姓始祖： 袁濤塗、袁政

• 始祖地： 河南太康

• 郡望堂號： 汝南、陳郡；守正堂、臥雪堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第38位／約667萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第59位

• 現存家譜： 305部

Interpretation of the Yuan Clan Totem 

[Definition] The original meaning of "Yuan" (袁) is a long robe. In ancient times, "Yuan" (袁) and "Yuan" (爰) were interchangeable. In Oracle Bone Script, the character "Yuan" (爰) depicts two hands pulling or leading each other. This carries extended meanings such as relaxation, citation/assistance, or replacement.

[Origin] In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed Gui Man (a descendant of Emperor Shun) in Chen (present-day Huaiyang, Henan), establishing the State of Chen. Gui Man’s 11th-generation descendant, Zhu (styled Bo Yuan), had a grandson named Tao Tu. Due to his merits, Tao Tu was granted the fief of Yangxia (present-day Taikang, Henan) and adopted his grandfather’s style name as his surname, becoming the Yuan (爰) clan. During the Spring and Autumn period, the Yuan clan held the hereditary position of High Minister in the State of Chen. At that time, 爰 and 轅 were used interchangeably, so Yuan Tao Tu was also recorded as "Yuan (轅) Tao Tu." His great-great-grandson, Yuan Po, moved to the State of Zheng. By the end of the Qin Dynasty, a descendant named Yuan Gao lived between the Yellow and Luo Rivers to escape turmoil. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, Gao’s younger son, Yuan Zheng, removed the "Che" (車 - carriage) radical from his surname, establishing the modern "Yuan" (袁) clan.

• Ancestral Founders: Yuan Tao Tu, Yuan Zheng

• Ancestral Homeland: Taikang, Henan

• Prefectural Seats (Junwang) and Hall Names: Ru'nan, Chenjun; Shouzheng Hall, Woxue Hall

• Current Ranking / Population: 38th / Approx. 6.67 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 59th

• Extant Genealogical Records: 305 volumes