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FAMILY CLOW: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Clow.

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

History and meaning for Clow.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Clow:

1) The origin of the family name Clow.

2) The meaning of the family name Clow.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Clow.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Clow.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Clow 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 Clow:

* 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 Clow:

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

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

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The family Clow 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 Clow 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 Clow 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

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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 Clovyle | Go to name Clowes | 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