FAMILY ANGUS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Angus

Coat of arms and family crest of Angus.

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

History and meaning for Angus.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Angus:

1) The origin of the family name Angus.

2) The meaning of the family name Angus.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Angus.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Angus.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Angus proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Angus 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 Angus:

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

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The family Angus 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 Angus 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 Angus 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) 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:

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

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

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* 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.

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

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

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

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