FAMILY REAL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Real

Coat of arms and family crest of Real.

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

History and meaning for Real.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Real:

1) The origin of the family name Real.

2) The meaning of the family name Real.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Real.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Real.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Real has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Real proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Galicia (Spain).

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

* Portugal.

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

* 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

* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Real:

Name Real

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Real. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Real and the history and origin for the family name Real in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Real

The history and heraldry of the family name Real appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Real are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Real.

The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Real, 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 Real corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Real 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 Real 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 Real, 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 Real, and origin for the family name Real, nobiliary titles of the family name Real and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Real appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Real 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 Real alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Real, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Real, 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 Real.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Real appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Real. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Real.

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

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

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:

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

Related Words: Real family crest | Origin of the name Real | Genealogy of the family Real | Heraldry of the name Real | Coat of arms of Real | Genealogy of the Real | Origin of the Real | Meaning of the name Real.

Real

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

Real

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Reagan | Go to name Real | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests