We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ferris:
1) The origin of the family name Ferris.
2) The meaning of the family name Ferris.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Ferris.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Ferris.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Ferris has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Ferris have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Catalonia (Spain).
* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Ferris:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The family Ferris 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 Ferris 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 Ferris is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Ferris, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Ferris corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Ferris of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Ferris 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 Ferris, 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 Ferris, and origin for the family name Ferris, nobiliary titles of the family name Ferris and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Ferris appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Ferris 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 Ferris alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Ferris, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Ferris, 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 Ferris.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Ferris appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Ferris. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Ferris.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.
* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* The family name Ferris 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 Ferris as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Ferris
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