FAMILY TUKEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Tukey

Coat of arms and family crest of Tukey.

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

History and meaning for Tukey.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tukey:

1) The origin of the family name Tukey.

2) The meaning of the family name Tukey.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tukey.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tukey.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Tukey 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 Tukey:

* 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 Tukey:

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The family Tukey 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 Tukey 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 Tukey 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* 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.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

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