Or at least the family tree of the man himself is growing in leaps and bounds:

JINAN: Confucius, or more precisely his
descendants, are alive and kicking in China, as well as the rest of the
world. And his updated family tree is set to triple the size of his
descendants.

The work of registering new members to the family
tree of the revered Chinese thinker and educator was finished last
year, and now they number more than 2 million.

But the actual
number of Confucius descendants living across the world is more than 3
million, 2.5 million of which are on the Chinese mainland.

     A big chunk of the most recent growth in the officially registered family line is due to a more enlightened view of descent:

The new list, for the first time, will include overseas and female descendants of the great philosopher.

 Including women as decedents does wonders for the numbers no doubt.

      This is a fun exercise for the family but it should be pointed out that, philosophically, there is no reason why any one, regardless of family line or gender or nationality, cannot be a Confucian.  The system of thought is not bound by any particular cultural context.  Confucian himself understood his system of ethics to express "civilization," not nation or ethnicity.  When I read Mencius I am struck by the universalizing tone of his challenges to power.   They speak across time and space.

   We can all be Confucians, if we do the right thing…..