马氏图腾释义

【释义】马，是一种动物，也是人类的亲密伙伴。

【起源】战国时赵国名将赵奢，有才干，善用兵，尤其是善用骑兵。公元前270年，秦军进攻阏与（今山西和顺），他奉命救援，先侦察敌情，继以急行军赶往，据高临下，大破秦军，因功被封为马服君。今河北邯郸市西北有马服山，因赵奢葬此而得名。赵奢的子孙以其被赐之号为姓氏，即马服氏，后又省“服”为马氏。

得姓始祖：赵奢（马服君）

始 祖 地：河北邯郸（马服山）

郡望堂号：正平、广陵、郏县；绛纱堂

当今排序／人口：第13位／约1720万

宋版百家姓排序：第52位

现存家谱：336部 

Explanation of the Ma Clan Totem

Meaning

Ma (马) refers to the horse—an animal and one of humanity’s closest companions throughout history.

Origin

During the Warring States period, the State of Zhao had a renowned general named Zhao She.

He was highly capable, skilled in military strategy, and especially adept at using cavalry.

In 270 BCE, when Qin forces attacked Eyu (modern Heshun, Shanxi), Zhao She was ordered to lead a rescue mission. He first scouted the enemy situation, then led a rapid march to seize the high ground and launch a decisive attack, inflicting a major defeat on the Qin army.

For his great military achievements, he was granted the noble title Lord of Ma Fu (马服君).

Northwest of today’s Handan in Hebei stands Ma Fu Mountain, named because Zhao She was buried there.

Zhao She’s descendants adopted his conferred title as their surname, first calling themselves Ma Fu, and later simplifying it to Ma (马).

Ancestral Founder of the Surname

Zhao She (Lord Ma Fu)

Ancestral Homeland

Handan, Hebei (Ma Fu Mountain)

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Zhengping, Guangling, Jia County

• Jiangsha Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 13th most common surname in China

• Approximately 17.2 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 52nd

Existing Genealogies

• 336 volumes preserved today