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FAMILY EARL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Earl.

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

History and meaning for Earl.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Earl:

1) The origin of the family name Earl.

2) The meaning of the family name Earl.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Earl.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Earl.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Earl 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 Earl:

* 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 Earl:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Earl.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Earl

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

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The family Earl 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 Earl 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 Earl 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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:

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Earisfort (baron) | Go to name Earl | 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