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FAMILY ATFORD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Atford.

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

History and meaning for Atford.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Atford:

1) The origin of the family name Atford.

2) The meaning of the family name Atford.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Atford.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Atford.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Atford:

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

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Coat of arms for the name Atford in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Atford appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Atford and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Atford is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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:

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* 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.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Atfield | Go to name Atgate | 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