Where Can I Find Out What Everything On My Family Crest Means?

a site i can type in my name and find my crest and find out wat everything on it means

3 Comments

  1. Comment by Mind Bender

    There is no family coat-of-arms (a crest is part of some coat-of-arms). A coat of arms was granted to an INDIVIDUAL. Not his brothers or uncles (who likely had the same surname) nor to anyone else with that surname. Just to that person. In some countries, the grantee must explicitly pass this to one of his sons (he isn’t required to), in other countries, descendants through a continuous MALE line have the right to display this coat of arms.
    But there is no family coat of arms. There are surnames that have had many unrelated people with that name granted one, there are other surnames that nobody with that name was ever granted a coat of arms. But that’s besides the point.
    You can surely find on the internet places that will sell you a coat of arms that probably was granted to someone way back when who happened to have your surname. But unless you can show a direct MALE descendancy, it isn’t yours. Of course it IS handsomely mounted on a simulated walnut plaque suitable for display in the finest of dens. Often comes with a colorful certificate describing accurately the history of YOUR surname.
    If you’re lucky, you won’t find one that was granted to someone at some point way back when with your surname….it will save you money.
    But if you do decide to get one, make sure you do so in the next 15 minutes so you can get the set of Ginsu knives and if your lucky, a Pocket Fisherman as an added bonus.

  2. Comment by bassmeis

    Nowhere can you find any information on your family crest. There is NO SUCH THING AS A FAMILY CREST!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    The crest is the uppermost part of a coat of arms.THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FAMILY COAT OF ARMS EITHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    If you are of Irish descent find out what clan your ancestors were allied with and you may display your clan coat of arms, by agreement of the Standing Council of Irish Chiefs.

  3. Comment by noony

    I dont care that no one agrees with this site try http://www.houseofnames.co.uk

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