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FAMILY HAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Han.

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

History and meaning for Han.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Han:

1) The origin of the family name Han.

2) The meaning of the family name Han.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Han.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Han.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Han proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Han have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Han:

Name Han

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Han. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Han name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Han

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Han appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Han. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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:

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hamwood | Go to name Han | 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