FAMILY ORR-EWING: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Orr-ewing

Coat of arms and family crest of Orr-ewing.

Genealogy of family Orr-ewing, origin of Orr-ewing, provenance of the family name Orr-ewing.

History and meaning for Orr-ewing.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Orr-ewing.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Orr-ewing.

The family name Orr-ewing is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Orr, which appears first, and ewing.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Orr-ewing:

1) The origin of the family name Orr-ewing.

2) The meaning of the family name Orr-ewing.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Orr-ewing.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Orr-ewing.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Orr-ewing 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 Orr-ewing:

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

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The family Orr-ewing 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 Orr-ewing 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 Orr-ewing 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* The family name Orr-ewing 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/

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Orr-ewing:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter O index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Orry de villarceau | Go to name Orr | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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