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FAMILY CANTWELL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cantwell.

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

History and meaning for Cantwell.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cantwell:

1) The origin of the family name Cantwell.

2) The meaning of the family name Cantwell.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cantwell.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cantwell.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cantwell 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 Cantwell:

* 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 Cantwell:

Name Cantwell

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

coat of arms sticker for Cantwell

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

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

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

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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 Cantu`-porro | Go to name Cantwell | 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