汝南姓氏源流及郡望堂号文化初探

历史时期的汝南郡,因商周诸侯王国林立和汉代经济、文化繁荣,历史名人辈出,成为我国历史望族和姓氏的重要发祥地之一,袁、周、许等20余姓均起源与汝南或和汝南有着密切关系。近两千年以来,这些家族迁居到世界各地仍不忘家族故园,自称郡望汝南、祠堂使用汝南堂的堂号表示纪念家族起源,使家族文化得以永恒传承,形成了独特的汝南姓氏历史文化。

The Origin of Surnames in Runan County and Its Development

Runan county is a famous birthplace of dukes and royals in Shang and Zhou dynasties,which is the original place for more than 20 surnames such as Xu,Yuan and Zhou.During two thousand years,the families with such surnames moved all over the world,but they still remember their hometown by calling their living places as Runan Hall or Runan Jun,which makes Ruan culture run on consistently with its unique characteristics.