FAMILY FERREIROS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ferreiros

Coat of arms and family crest of Ferreiros.

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

History and meaning for Ferreiros.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Ferreiros have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Ferreiros.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ferreiros:

1) The origin of the family name Ferreiros.

2) The meaning of the family name Ferreiros.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ferreiros.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ferreiros.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Galicia (Spain).

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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

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The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Ferreiros appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Ferreiros so the Ferreiros or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.

It may be helpful for those with the name Ferreiros to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Ferreiros It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Ferreiros can have graphic variants.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* 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.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* The family name Ferreiros 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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