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FAMILY COWPEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cowpen.

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

History and meaning for Cowpen.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cowpen:

1) The origin of the family name Cowpen.

2) The meaning of the family name Cowpen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cowpen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cowpen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cowpen 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 Cowpen:

* 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 Cowpen:

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

coat of arms sticker for Cowpen

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

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The family Cowpen 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 Cowpen 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 Cowpen 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cownterle | Go to name Cowper | 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