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FAMILY FURNESS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Furness.

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

History and meaning for Furness.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Furness:

1) The origin of the family name Furness.

2) The meaning of the family name Furness.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Furness.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Furness.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Furness 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 Furness:

* 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 Furness:

Name Furness

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Furness

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

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

Furness

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter F index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Furnese de waldershare | Go to name Furnes-abbey | 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