FAMILY UFFINGTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Uffington

Coat of arms and family crest of Uffington.

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

History and meaning for Uffington.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Uffington:

1) The origin of the family name Uffington.

2) The meaning of the family name Uffington.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Uffington.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Uffington.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Uffington 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 Uffington, 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 Uffington, and origin for the family name Uffington, nobiliary titles of the family name Uffington and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Uffington appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter U index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Uffholz | Go to name Uffleet | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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