FAMILY MATTOS (DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mattos (de)

Coat of arms and family crest of Mattos (de).

Genealogy of family Mattos (de), origin of Mattos (de), provenance of the family name Mattos (de).

History and meaning for Mattos (de).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Mattos (de) 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 Mattos (de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mattos (de):

1) The origin of the family name Mattos (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Mattos (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mattos (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mattos (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mattos (de):

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It may be helpful for those with the name Mattos (de) 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 Mattos (de) 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 Mattos (de) can have graphic variants.

The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Mattos (de) appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Mattos (de) some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Mattos (de) in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

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