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FAMILY CRESSON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cresson.

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

History and meaning for Cresson.

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

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

The etymological study of the surname Cresson suggests that it is a surname of British origin patronymic of the proper name Cres, since the ending SON means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cresson:

1) The origin of the family name Cresson.

2) The meaning of the family name Cresson.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cresson.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cresson.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cresson 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 Cresson:

* 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 Cresson:

Name Cresson

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

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

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

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

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

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

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

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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 Cressius | Go to name Cressonniere | 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