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FAMILY CREKTOFT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Crektoft.

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

History and meaning for Crektoft.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Crektoft:

1) The origin of the family name Crektoft.

2) The meaning of the family name Crektoft.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Crektoft.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Crektoft.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Crektoft 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 Crektoft:

* 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 Crektoft:

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The family Crektoft 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 Crektoft 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 Crektoft 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:

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* 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.

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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

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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 Crekington | Go to name Crel | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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