FAMILY KERREKEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Kerreken

Coat of arms and family crest of Kerreken.

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

History and meaning for Kerreken.

We know that the family name Kerreken has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Kerreken:

1) The origin of the family name Kerreken.

2) The meaning of the family name Kerreken.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Kerreken.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Kerreken.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Kerreken appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Kerreken. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Kerreken to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Kerreken It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Kerreken can have graphic variants.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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