FAMILY QUINSON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Quinson

Coat of arms and family crest of Quinson.

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

History and meaning for Quinson.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Quinson 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 Quinson.

The etymological study of the surname Quinson suggests that it is a surname of British origin patronymic of the proper name Quin, since the ending SON means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Quinson:

1) The origin of the family name Quinson.

2) The meaning of the family name Quinson.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Quinson.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Quinson.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Quinson, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Quinson corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Quinson of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Quinson are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Quinson, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Quinson, and origin for the family name Quinson, nobiliary titles of the family name Quinson and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Quinson appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Quinson appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Quinson alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Quinson, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Quinson, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Quinson.

The family name Quinson appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Quinson with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Quinson they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Quinson certified by King of Arms.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* The family name Quinson 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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