FAMILY OYARZUN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oyarzun

Coat of arms and family crest of Oyarzun.

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

History and meaning for Oyarzun.

Oyarzun 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 Oyarzun 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 Oyarzun:

1) The origin of the family name Oyarzun.

2) The meaning of the family name Oyarzun.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oyarzun.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oyarzun.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Oyarzun has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Studied by Jaime de Querejeta or other writers in names of Basque and Navarre origin.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The last name Oyarzun is a Basque or Navarrese surname. It happens with the Basque or Navarrese surnames that are recognizable even if they are the first time they are heard, which happens often because there are Basque family names with very few effective, that can be considered authentic oddities, this happens because Basque last names, such as name Oyarzun, are closely related to the topography and toponymy of the Basque Country rather than names of trades or proper names, as in the Castilian surnames. However, the last name Oyarzun may originate from other places and settled in the Basque Country or Navarre. Visit https://www.heraldrycrests.com for more data.

The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Oyarzun, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Oyarzun corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Oyarzun of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Oyarzun appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Oyarzun. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Oyarzun.

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* 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.

* 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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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