FAMILY KENTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Kenton

Coat of arms and family crest of Kenton.

Genealogy of family Kenton, origin of Kenton, provenance of the family name Kenton.

History and meaning for Kenton.

Kenton is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Kenton an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Kenton:

1) The origin of the family name Kenton.

2) The meaning of the family name Kenton.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Kenton.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Kenton.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Kenton have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Kenton:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Kenton:

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The family Kenton appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Kenton and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Kenton is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* The family name Kenton appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Kenton as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Kenton

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Kenton:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter K index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Kentlesber | Go to name Kentsvilre | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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