FAMILY TOFIÑO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name TofiƱo

Coat of arms and family crest of TofiƱo.

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

History and meaning for TofiƱo.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name TofiƱo.

The family name TofiƱo is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ƒ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ƒ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name TofiƱo:

1) The origin of the family name TofiƱo.

2) The meaning of the family name TofiƱo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name TofiƱo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name TofiƱo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the TofiƱo proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Asturias (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

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

* 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.

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The history and heraldry of the family name TofiƱo appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage TofiƱo It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name TofiƱo, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name TofiƱo appears here very well documented.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname TofiƱo has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name TofiƱo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name TofiƱo have some different spelling.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name TofiƱo. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name TofiƱo. The name TofiƱo also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name TofiƱo than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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