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FAMILY CLERK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Clerk.

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

History and meaning for Clerk.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Clerk:

1) The origin of the family name Clerk.

2) The meaning of the family name Clerk.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Clerk.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Clerk.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Clerk 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 Clerk:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* 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 Clerk:

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

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

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The family Clerk 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 Clerk 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 Clerk is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Clerk are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Clerk, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Clerk, and origin for the family name Clerk, nobiliary titles of the family name Clerk and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Clerk appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Clerk appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Clerk alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Clerk, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Clerk, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Clerk.

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

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:

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* 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.

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

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

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