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FAMILY CLERCH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Clerch.

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

History and meaning for Clerch.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Clerch:

1) The origin of the family name Clerch.

2) The meaning of the family name Clerch.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Clerch.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Clerch.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Clerch:

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heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Clerch appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Clerch. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Clerch to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Clerch It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Clerch can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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

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

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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 Clerc-la-deveze | Go to name Clere | 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