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FAMILY DRAX: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Drax.

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

History and meaning for Drax.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Drax:

1) The origin of the family name Drax.

2) The meaning of the family name Drax.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Drax.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Drax.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Drax 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 Drax:

* 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 Drax:

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

coat of arms sticker for Drax

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

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

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:

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Dravenau (chevaliers de) | Go to name Draxoevich | 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