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FAMILY GRAF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Graf.

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

History and meaning for Graf.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Graf:

1) The origin of the family name Graf.

2) The meaning of the family name Graf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Graf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Graf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Graf has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Graf:

* 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

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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 Graf:

Name Graf

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Graf

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Graf 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 Graf, 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 Graf, and origin for the family name Graf, nobiliary titles of the family name Graf and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Graf appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Graf 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 Graf alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Graf, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Graf, 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 Graf.

The family name Graf appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Graf has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Graf arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Graf are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Graf are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Graf have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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

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:

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Graevemeyer | Go to name Graf | 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