在战国以前的年代,“百姓”是指有姓之人。比如,相传黄帝的母亲是住在姬水边上的,所以黄帝就姓姬;舜的母亲是住在姚虚这个地方的,所以舜就姓姚了。那时候,子并不跟父亲姓,比如黄帝,就给他的后代分别赐了12个不同的姓。那时候,有姓的就都 Before the Warring States Period, “people ” refers to people with surnames. For example, according to legend, the Yellow Emperor’s mother is living in the edge of the water, so the Yellow Emperor surname Ji; Shun’s mother is living in this place Yao, so surnamed Yao Yao. At that time, the son did not give 12 different surnames to his descendants, respectively, to his father’s surname, such as the Yellow Emperor. At that time, there are surnames are